5.3% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boondall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Boondall
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people in Boondall are working full-time than they were in 2011, though more adults overall are now working or looking for work. The area is a strong employment hub, with 64.3% of adults in the labour force, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell 2.7 points since 2011 to 61.6%, but this remains a little above the Queensland figure. Around 5.3% of people are unemployed, which is about the same as the national rate.
64.3% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.2%, followed by transport and warehousing at 9.3% and education and training at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%, while 15.6% of people work in clerical and administrative roles.
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 Boondall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302031035/boondall/topic/employment