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Bedourie · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Bedourie

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

A high percentage of working adults shapes the daily life of Bedourie, where 71.4% of the adult population is either employed or seeking work. This is far above the national figure, with a particularly strong focus on full-time roles.

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📍 Bedourie, Suburb / Locality

Where Bedourie sits — Unemployment rate

3.2% ▼ -48.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bedourie — lower than 56% of areas.

Bedourie3.2%
4829, QLD 6.2%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is very common here at 72.4%, which is far above both the Queensland and Australian figures. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, a little below the state and national averages.

Unemployment rate

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3.2% ▼ -48.9%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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71.4% ▼ -13.1%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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72.4% ▼ -14.4%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the main employer for 35.6% of the workforce, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 29.9%.

Industries people work in

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In Bedourie, the largest group is Public administration & safety at 43%, followed by Agriculture, forestry & fishing (36%) and Accommodation & food (8%).

Public administration & safety 35.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 29.9% Accommodation & food 6.9% Construction 3.4% Education & training 3.4% Health care & social assistance 3.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common roles are technicians and trades at 20.7%, while labourers and machinery operators make up another 36.7% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Bedourie splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (21%) and Labourers (20%), with Machinery operators & drivers at 17%.

Technicians & trades 20.7% Labourers 19.5% Machinery operators & drivers 17.2% Managers 14.9% Clerical & administrative 11.5% Community & personal service 9.2% Professionals 5.7%

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 Bedourie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30195/bedourie/topic/employment