5.6% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Biarra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Biarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Biarra are working or looking for work, at 47%. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, marking the area as one with very low employment activity.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.2% of residents are employed full-time, which is far below the Queensland figure of 59%. The unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
47.0% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.2% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly a third of workers are in agriculture, forestry and fishing, at 29.2%. Other common industries include construction at 9.4%, and education, training, health, and social assistance each at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.5%. Labourers follow at 16%, while professionals account for 14.2% and technicians and trades make up 13.2% 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 Biarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30243/biarra/topic/employment