1.3% ▼ -41.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 1.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Julia Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Julia Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 81.0% is far above the national figure for Julia Creek. This suggests a highly active workforce where a very large proportion of adults are in steady, full-time roles. The area is characterized by strong participation and very low unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 70% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland and national figures. This high level of activity is reflected in a very low unemployment rate of 1.3%, much lower than most other areas.
69.6% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.1%
- 2016: 71.5%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
81.0% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 82.6%
- 2021: 81.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 39.8% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include public administration and safety at 15.3% and construction at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.9%, followed by labourers at 18.7%. Technicians and trades account for 12.9% of the local workforce, while clerical and administrative roles sit at 11.9%.
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 Julia Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31460/julia-creek/topic/employment