8.0% ▼ -32.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Byfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Byfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Byfield are working or looking for work, at just 47.7%. This is far below both the state and national figures. The area faces a tough job market, with an unemployment rate of 8.0% which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.7% of adults are in the workforce, a figure far below the Queensland average of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also low at 54.1%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
47.7% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is diverse, with 15.3% of workers in accommodation and food services. Other common industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing and construction, both at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Many residents hold leadership or specialist roles, with managers making up 20.7% of the workforce and professionals accounting for 17.1%. Technicians and trades people follow at 16.2%.
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 Byfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30467/byfield/topic/employment