20.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Benarkin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Benarkin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Benarkin than in most similar areas. Only 37.7% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is matched by a very high unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 20.0%, which is far above both the Queensland figure of 5.4% and the Australian average of 5.1%. This high rate sits alongside a labour force that is among the lowest for similar areas.
37.7% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Education & training at 36%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Sales workers at 36%, ahead of Machinery operators & drivers (36%).
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 Benarkin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30231/benarkin/topic/employment