48.4% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Byrnestown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Byrnestown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Byrnestown are working or looking for work, at 48.4%. This is a strikingly low figure that puts the town far below the typical patterns seen across Queensland and the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.4% of adults are in the workforce, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6% and the Australian average of 61.1%. This rate is also much lower than most similar areas.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 67%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (33%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 27%, ahead of Professionals (0%).
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 Byrnestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30469/byrnestown/topic/employment