0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jimbour West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jimbour West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high workforce participation rate defines daily life in Jimbour West, where 72.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%, with a huge majority of these roles being full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, at 62.5%, which is well above the Queensland figure. This strong employment trend is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is 0.0% and well below the national average.
72.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.6%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.0%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for the area, employing 62.5% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 6.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation at 45.8%, followed by sales workers at 12.5%. Professionals, clerical staff, and labourers each make up 10.4% of the local workforce.
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 Jimbour West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31442/jimbour-west/topic/employment