0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Baroondah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Baroondah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the biggest employer in Baroondah, where 26.5% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area has a very strong employment rate, with 73.5% of adults working or looking for work—far above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Almost everyone who wants a job has one, as the unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%. Full-time employment is very high at 85.3%, which is 26 points higher than the Queensland average.
73.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
85.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond mining, the workforce is concentrated in construction at 23.5% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 20.6%. No one in the area works in manufacturing or the electricity, gas and water industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 32.4%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 29.4%, while managers and labourers each account for 14.7% of the workforce.
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 Baroondah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30170/baroondah/topic/employment