4.8% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burnside · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burnside
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 52.9% of the workforce in Burnside is employed full-time, a figure well below the national average. While the number of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the state and national figures, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.5% of adults are working or looking for work. However, full-time employment is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 52.9%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%.
62.5% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sector is health care and social assistance at 20.9%. Other common industries include construction at 12.7% and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.1%. Professionals follow at 17.7%, while community and personal service roles account for 14.4% of jobs.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Burnside
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30450/burnside/topic/employment