53.3% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 78.1%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Budgee · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Budgee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 53.3% of adults in Budgee are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This low level of employment activity is a defining feature of the local workforce compared to other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 53.3%, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is well below both the Queensland rate of 61.6% and the Australian average of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 75%, ahead of Construction (25%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 81%, ahead of Labourers (25%).
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 Budgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30409/budgee/topic/employment