5.3% ▼ -32.2%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Baradine · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Baradine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 39.7% of adults in Baradine are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. While full-time employment is slightly higher than most areas, the overall number of people in the workforce has fallen since 2011. This creates a local job market where few adults are actively employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.8%, though this has fallen since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
39.7% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 22.2%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.9%. Education and training also make up a significant slice of the local workforce at 13.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 22.2%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 20.5%. Professionals and managers also make up a large part of the local workforce.
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 Baradine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121002/baradine/topic/employment