3.3% ▲ +38.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burdell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burdell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Burdell compared to the rest of the state. About 77.4% of adults are active in the labour force, and the area sees a very strong rate of full-time employment. This creates a workforce that is much more active than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 66.7%. While many more people are working or looking for work than in other areas, the unemployment rate of 3.3% remains a little below the Queensland average.
77.4% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 79.3%
- 2021: 77.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer here at 20.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 17.6%. Other common industries include education and training, retail trade, and construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 20.0%. Professionals follow closely at 19.8%, while technicians and trades make up 15.3% of the local 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 Burdell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30441/burdell/topic/employment