3.6% ▼ -57.1%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bakers Creek · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bakers Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees in Bakers Creek, where 22% of the workforce holds these roles. The area has a very strong employment rate, with a typical resident much more likely to be working full-time than people in other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has jumped 24 points since 2011 to reach 65.7%, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.6%.
65.4% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.7% ▲ +58.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining and health care and social assistance are the most common industries, each employing 12.6% of the workforce. Construction follows closely at 9.6%, with accommodation and food services at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
After trades, the most common jobs are machinery operators and drivers (15%) and labourers (14.8%). Professionals make up 11.4% of workers, while clerical and administrative roles account for 10.6%.
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 Bakers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321007/bakers-creek/topic/employment