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Jobs & Industry in Barron

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Transport and warehousing is the biggest employer in Barron, where 23.7% of the workforce is employed in this field. The area is notable for its high activity in the workforce, though full-time roles are far less common than in the rest of the country.

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📍 Barron, Suburb / Locality

Where Barron sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barron — lower than 99% of areas.

Barron0.0%
4878, QLD 5.5%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A huge 73.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the typical work arrangement is not full-time, with only 47.4% in such roles, while the unemployment rate is well below the state average at 0.0%.

Labour-force participation

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73.7% —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Aside from transport, many people work in agriculture, forestry and fishing (18.4%), while health care and accommodation and food services each employ 10.5% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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In Barron, the largest group is Transport & warehousing at 27%, followed by Agriculture, forestry & fishing (21%) and Accommodation & food (12%).

Transport & warehousing 23.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 18.4% Accommodation & food 10.5% Health care & social assistance 10.5% Retail trade 7.9% Education & training 7.9% Other services 7.9%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common jobs are in community and personal service (26.3%), followed by managers at 18.4% and professionals at 10.5%.

Occupations people work in

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In Barron, the largest group is Community & personal service at 30%, followed by Managers (21%) and Professionals (12%).

Community & personal service 26.3% Managers 18.4% Professionals 10.5% Technicians & trades 7.9% Clerical & administrative 7.9% Sales workers 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers 7.9%

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 Barron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30176/barron/topic/employment