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Jobs & Industry in Burrum Town

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A stark shift in the local economy has seen unemployment rise to 19% in Burrum Town, which is far above the national figure. Only 32.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate among the lowest for similar areas. This reflects a community facing significant challenges in finding stable employment.

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📍 Burrum Town, Suburb / Locality

Where Burrum Town sits — Unemployment rate

19.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Burrum Town — higher than 99% of areas.

Burrum Town19.0%
4659, QLD 9.7%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Very few people here have full-time roles, with only 47.8% employed full-time, which is far below the Queensland figure of 59%. The unemployment rate is among the highest at this level, sitting 14 points above both the state and national averages.

Unemployment rate

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19.0% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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32.4% —

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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47.8% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 26.1%, followed by accommodation and food services at 21.7%. Other notable employers include construction at 13%, and both mining and retail trade at 8.7%.

Industries people work in

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Burrum Town splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (30%) and Accommodation & food (25%), with Construction at 15%.

Health care & social assistance 26.1% Accommodation & food 21.7% Construction 13.0% Mining 8.7% Retail trade 8.7% Education & training 8.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The local workforce is split evenly between technicians and trades, community and personal service workers, and labourers, each making up 19.6% of jobs. Machinery operators and drivers account for 13%, while managers make up 8.7%.

Occupations people work in

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Burrum Town splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (20%) and Community & personal service (20%), with Labourers at 20%.

Technicians & trades 19.6% Community & personal service 19.6% Labourers 19.6% Machinery operators & drivers 13.0% Managers 8.7% Professionals 8.7% Clerical & administrative 6.5%

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 Burrum Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30457/burrum-town/topic/employment