3.0% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Biloela · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Biloela
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is much more common in Biloela than in most other similar areas, with 65% of the population employed in a full-time role. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The local workforce is stable and active, with a low unemployment rate of 3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian figure. The unemployment rate of 3% is a little below both the state and national levels.
62.5% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in the area at 15%, followed by manufacturing at 12.5%. Health care and social assistance also make up a significant share of the local economy at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%. This is followed by labourers at 16.7% and machinery operators and drivers at 14.8%.
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 Biloela [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30252/biloela/topic/employment