48.6% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Burgowan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burgowan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Burgowan are working or looking for work, at 48.6%. This is a striking gap compared to the rest of the state, where a much larger share of the population is active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is far below both the Queensland rate of 61.6% and the national figure of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Construction at 50%, ahead of Retail trade (19%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Machinery operators & drivers at 31%, ahead of Managers (19%).
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 Burgowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30442/burgowan/topic/employment