4.2% ▼ -41.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bokarina · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bokarina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Bokarina than in most other areas, with 69.2% of the adult population active in the labour force. This is well above both the Queensland and national figures, though the proportion of those in full-time roles is notably lower.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 69.2% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment at 55.4% is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is a little below the state average and around the middle for similar areas.
69.2% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17.0%, followed by construction at 13.0% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.9%, with managers at 15.4% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.1% also common.
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 Bokarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30302/bokarina/topic/employment