6.0% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burnett · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Burnett
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shrinking workforce has defined Burnett since 2011, with the share of adults working or looking for work dropping by 13 percentage points. While many people remain in full-time roles, the area now faces a higher unemployment rate of 6.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has also fallen from 67.4% in 2011 to 58.1% today.
49.3% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 16.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.3%. Construction and retail trade also employ around 9% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.0%. Labourers and technicians and trades are equally common, each accounting for 14.2% of roles.
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 Burnett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30013/burnett/topic/employment