5.2% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 61% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
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Jobs & Industry in Not in any Significant Urban Area
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Not in any Significant Urban Area (Qld) than in most similar areas. Only 53.8% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the national figure. Despite this, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.5%, though this has fallen since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
53.8% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 13.8%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.3%, and construction at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers at 15.6%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.3% and labourers at 15.0%.
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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/employment