2.1% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bluff · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bluff
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high workforce participation rate of 72.4% defines the daily life of Bluff. This is far above the national figure, with a small unemployment rate of just 2.1% meaning almost everyone who wants a job has one.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 63.4% of residents in such roles, which is well above the Queensland average. This high level of employment has remained steady since 2011, despite a small dip in full-time figures.
72.4% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 72.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on a few sectors, with 30.6% of people working in transport and warehousing and 23.1% in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most residents work in hands-on roles, as machinery operators and drivers make up 54.5% of the workforce, followed by labourers at 16.4%.
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 Bluff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322016/bluff/topic/employment