4.2% ▼ -39.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bli Bli · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bli Bli
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Bli Bli than in most other areas, with only 54.1% of the workforce in these roles. This is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. The local job market is shaped by a diverse mix of health, construction, and retail work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is a little below the Queensland average of 5.4%.
59.4% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.8%, followed by construction at 14.2%. Retail trade also makes up a significant slice of the local economy at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, while technicians and tradespeople follow closely at 17.0%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 12.7% 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 Bli Bli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30287/bli-bli/topic/employment