6.3% ▲ +61.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Birkalla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Birkalla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is much higher in Birkalla than in most similar areas. While a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, those who are employed tend to have more stable, full-time roles. This creates a local job market where 67.1% of the workforce is in full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures. However, the unemployment rate is 6.3%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
59.3% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.1% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily focused on primary production, with 38.2% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include manufacturing at 14.5% and retail trade at 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 23.7%, followed by managers at 14.5% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.2%. Sales workers and machinery operators and drivers each account for 11.8% of occupations.
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 Birkalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30260/birkalla/topic/employment