9.4% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 9.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bingil Bay · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bingil Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011 in Bingil Bay, where only 42.3% of people now work in such roles. This shift has left the area with an unemployment rate of 9.4%, which is well above both the Queensland and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 57.4% of the population, a figure well below the national average. Full-time employment is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting far below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
57.4% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.3% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 42.3%
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 here at 12.8%, followed closely by construction at 12.2% and accommodation and food services at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.5%, while professionals account for 17.9% 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 Bingil Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322015/bingil-bay/topic/employment