8.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Binnum · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working adults define Binnum, where 76.6% of the population are employed or seeking work. While full-time work is very common, the area also faces a higher unemployment rate than the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 66.7%. However, the unemployment rate of 8.2% is well above the Australian average of 5.1%.
8.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
76.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 62.7% of the workforce. Wholesale trade follows at 11.8%, with transport, warehousing, and healthcare each at 7.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are managers, making up 49.0% of the local workforce. Labourers account for another 23.5%, while professionals, technicians and sales workers each represent 7.8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Binnum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40107/binnum/topic/employment