2.8% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Biloela · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Biloela
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in Biloela. Full-time work is particularly common here, with 65.1% of the population in these roles, and the unemployment rate is very low at 2.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 62.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. While full-time employment is well above the state and national averages, it has fallen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
62.4% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.1% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 15.0%, followed by manufacturing at 12.6%. Health care and social assistance also employ a significant portion of the workforce at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.1%, followed by labourers at 16.7%. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a large share of the local workforce at 14.8%.
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 Biloela [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314005/biloela/topic/employment