3.6% ▼ -50.8%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bourke - Brewarrina · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Bourke - Brewarrina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Bourke - Brewarrina since 2011, with this figure falling by 4.5 percentage points. While fewer people are in the workforce, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles. The typical worker here is much more likely to have a full-time job than those in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 70.5%, far above the national figure of 58.9%. This sits alongside a low unemployment rate of 3.6%, which is a little below the Australian average and has fallen 3.7 points since 2011.
52.6% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.5% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 70.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 18.5%, followed closely by education and training at 15.6% and public administration and safety at 15.2%. Health care and social assistance also employ 13% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.7% and professionals 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 Bourke - Brewarrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105011092/bourke-brewarrina/topic/employment