4.6% —
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boothby · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Boothby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Boothby are working or looking for work than in 2016, with 61.9% of the population now active in the labour market. The area is dominated by professionals and health care workers, with unemployment falling to 4.6% in the latest census.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work rose 1.3 points since 2016 to 61.9%, which is a little above the South Australian figure. Full-time employment is 56.1%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
61.9% —
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% —
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Boothby at 19.6%, followed by education and training at 10.7% and professional and technical services at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30%, while managers and community and personal service workers each account for around 13% of the 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 Boothby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED403/boothby/topic/employment