0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Windorah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Windorah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Windorah than in the rest of Queensland. The town has a very strong employment rate, with nearly 80% of the workforce in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 76.8% of adults active in the labour force, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This high activity is reflected in a 0.0% unemployment rate and a full-time employment rate of 79.7%, well above the Queensland figure of 59.0%.
76.8% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.2%
- 2016: 79.3%
- 2021: 76.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
79.7% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 76.7%
- 2021: 79.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Almost half of the local workforce, 47.8%, is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other significant employers include public administration and safety at 10.1%, and other services at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 40.6%, followed by managers at 20.3% and professionals at 13.0%. Community and personal service workers account for 8.7% 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 Windorah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33095/windorah/topic/employment