4.1% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burra · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Burra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Burra than they were in 2011, with the rate falling by 6.2 percentage points to 46.4%. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While fewer people are employed, the unemployment rate has improved, dropping 3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 4.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the Australian average at 47.3%, and this figure has fallen 6.5 percentage points since 2011. This trend mirrors the wider drop in the local workforce, which is now much lower than most similar areas.
46.4% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.3% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with accommodation and food being the most common at 12%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 11.4%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also employ a significant 10% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 17.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.8%. Managers make up 16.2% of the local workforce, while community and personal service roles account for 13.4%.
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 Burra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421004/burra/topic/employment