0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bartle Frere · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bartle Frere
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a quarter of workers in Bartle Frere are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the most common industry here. The area is sparsely populated, but a very high proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 69.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This workforce is highly active, with a 0.0% unemployment rate that is well below both the state and national figures.
69.2% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry at 24.7%, followed by construction at 14.6% and health care and social assistance at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 21.3%, while technicians and trades workers make up 12.4% of the local 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 Bartle Frere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30178/bartle-frere/topic/employment