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+).
Orion · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Orion
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost every adult in Orion is working or looking for work, making it one of the most active areas for employment. The local job market is dominated by agriculture, with an exceptionally high number of people in management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 98.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This activity is reflected in a 0.0% unemployment rate, well below the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
98.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 81.3%
- 2021: 98.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.8% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73.6%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary industry here, employing 72.4% of the workforce. Education and training account for another 6.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest share of the workforce at 62.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 13.8% and labourers at 10.3%.
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 Orion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32233/orion/topic/employment