3.4% ▼ -65.4%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burdekin · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Burdekin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is among the highest for similar areas in Burdekin, with 67.6% of the workforce in stable, full-time roles. This strong job market is reflected in an unemployment rate of just 3.4%, which is among the lowest for its peer group.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work—a little below the national figure—this is an increase of 8.5 points since 2011. At the same time, the unemployment rate has fallen sharply by 6.4 points over the last decade.
59.3% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.6% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is driven by mining and agriculture, with 18.0% of people working in mining and 13.6% in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Health care and social assistance follow at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Many residents work in hands-on roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 17.0% of workers, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.8% and labourers at 14.9%.
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 Burdekin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30011/burdekin/topic/employment