39.4% ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Burra Burri · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 39.4% of adults in Burra Burri are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the national average. This leaves the area with a very low proportion of its adult population active in the workforce compared to most other regions.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
At 39.4%, the share of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas. This is 22 percentage points lower than both the Queensland and Australian figures.
39.4% ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 69%, ahead of Mining (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 46%, ahead of Labourers (23%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Burra Burri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30453/burra-burri/topic/employment