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+).
Bunya Mountains · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for Bunya Mountains, where 42.1% of the workforce is employed. This is a place with a very strong work ethic, as 69.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Job security is remarkably high in Bunya Mountains, where the unemployment rate is 0.0%. This is well below the Queensland figure of 5.4%, and full-time employment is far above the national average at 77.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
69.7% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.2% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half of the local workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include manufacturing at 15.8% and professional and technical services at 12.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 43.9%, followed by professionals at 21.1%. Labourers account for 15.8% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bunya Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30439/bunya-mountains/topic/employment