3.6% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barlows Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barlows Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Barlows Hill have remained steady over the last decade. Most adults here are working or looking for work, with a low unemployment rate of 3.6% that is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. Full-time employment sits at 59.9%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the state average.
60.7% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work is spread across several sectors, with accommodation and food, education and training, and health care each accounting for 11.5% of jobs. Mining and construction also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 20.2%, followed by professionals at 19% and community and personal service workers at 15.2%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Barlows Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30163/barlows-hill/topic/employment