3.1% ▼ -42.3%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barnawartha · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Barnawartha
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller share of full-time workers is found in Barnawartha compared to the rest of the country. While 55% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is well below the national figure of 58.9%. Despite this, the local job market is active, with a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work has jumped 19 points since 2011 to 62.9%. This is a little above the national figure, and the unemployment rate of 3.1% is much lower than in most areas.
62.9% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 55.0%
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 14.6%, followed by retail trade at 12.5% and manufacturing at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 13.9% of jobs.
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 Barnawartha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221003/barnawartha/topic/employment