0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barabba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barabba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A jobless rate of 0.0% marks the local workforce in Barabba, where employment is exceptionally strong. Most adults here are working or looking for work, with a high proportion of those employed doing so in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 76.0% of adults active in the labour force—a figure far above the national rate of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 62.0%.
76.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 76.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 35.4% of the local workforce. Construction and transport and warehousing follow, each accounting for 11.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers at 27.8% and technicians and trades at 25.3%. Labourers make up 16.5% of the workforce, while clerical staff and machinery operators each account for 12.7%.
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 Barabba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40071/barabba/topic/employment