5.8% ▼ -50.0%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Augathella · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Augathella
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in Augathella are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure. This 51.3% rate has fallen since 2011. While the typical full-time employment rate is also lower than the national average, the local unemployment rate has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the state average. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure at 55.6%, while the unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
51.3% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Augathella at 20.6%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 17.5%, and accommodation and food services at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 23.8%. Professionals follow at 17.5%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 15.9% 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 Augathella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322007/augathella/topic/employment