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Butchers Creek · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Butchers Creek

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

Far fewer people are in the workforce in Butchers Creek than in most similar areas. Only 55.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average. This sparse employment landscape is marked by a high unemployment rate of 8.1%.

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📍 Butchers Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Butchers Creek sits — Unemployment rate

8.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Butchers Creek — higher than 87% of areas.

Butchers Creek8.1%
4885, QLD 4.0%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is far below the Queensland and national figures, with only 42.9% of the population working full-time. This reflects a struggling job market where the unemployment rate is much higher than most other areas.

Unemployment rate

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8.1% —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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55.2% —

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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42.9% —

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work in Butchers Creek is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 20%. Construction and education and training both account for 17.1% of roles, while retail and public administration each make up 11.4%.

Industries people work in

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Butchers Creek splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (23%) and Construction (19%), with Education & training at 19%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 20.0% Construction 17.1% Education & training 17.1% Retail trade 11.4% Public administration & safety 11.4% Health care & social assistance 11.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

A large portion of the local workforce are managers at 31.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 25.7% and professionals at 20%, while labourers make up 8.6% of the group.

Occupations people work in

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In Butchers Creek, the largest group is Managers at 37%, followed by Community & personal service (30%) and Professionals (23%).

Managers 31.4% Community & personal service 25.7% Professionals 20.0% Labourers 8.6%

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 Butchers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30462/butchers-creek/topic/employment