8.7% ▲ +205.8%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bell · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 8.7% marks the current job market in Bell. This is well above the national figure, and it comes as the proportion of people in full-time work has fallen by 10 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland rate of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national averages at 53.4%.
51.0% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 23.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 11.4%, and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 17% and technicians and tradespeople at 15.9%.
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 Bell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322014/bell/topic/employment