0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barnard · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry in Barnard, where 68.2% of the workforce is employed. This is a hardworking area with an exceptionally high proportion of residents in full-time work and virtually no unemployment.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
An impressive 88% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is particularly high at 90.9%, and the unemployment rate is well below the state average at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
88.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
90.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the heavy focus on agriculture, forestry and fishing, construction is the other major employer, accounting for 22.7% of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by managers, who make up 45.5% of roles, followed by labourers at 27.3% and machinery operators and drivers at 13.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Barnard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30167/barnard/topic/employment