0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Buckland · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Buckland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 87.5% of the workforce in Buckland. This creates a highly active community where 80% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is characterised by stable, full-time employment and a total lack of unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 80% of adults are working or looking for work, placing Buckland among the highest for this level in the country. Full-time employment is also very common at 68.8%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 59%.
80.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 80.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 82.6%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is almost entirely driven by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which accounts for 87.5% of jobs. Other sectors like mining, manufacturing, and construction report no employment.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of workers are managers at 56.3%, while labourers make up 21.9% of the workforce. No residents work as professionals or in technicians and trades.
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 Buckland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30406/buckland/topic/employment