8.7% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blackbutt North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blackbutt North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Blackbutt North than in most similar areas. Only 32.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of employment is paired with an unemployment rate of 8.7%, which is well above the Queensland figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest at this level. Full-time employment sits at 46.8%, which is far below both the state and national figures by 12 percentage points.
32.3% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.8% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for workers here at 12.6%. Other common sectors include accommodation, food, education, health care, and social assistance, each accounting for 9.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 18.0%. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 15.3%, with sales workers making up 12.6% of the local 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 Blackbutt North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30273/blackbutt-north/topic/employment