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Boronia Heights - Park Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A high unemployment rate of 7.3% marks the local job market in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge, which is much higher than most similar areas. While full-time work is common for many, the area struggles with more joblessness than both the state and national figures.

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📍 Boronia Heights - Park Ridge, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Boronia Heights - Park Ridge sits — Unemployment rate

7.3% ▼ -1.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Boronia Heights - Park Ridge — higher than 87% of areas.

Boronia Heights - Park Ridge7.3%
4124, QLD 5.4%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly below the Queensland average. Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.3%, though this has fallen by 5.4 percentage points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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7.3% ▼ -1.7%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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60.3% ▲ +2.6%

Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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60.3% ▼ -8.2%

Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 14.3%, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and construction at 10.3%. Other common industries include transport and warehousing and manufacturing.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The local workforce is heavily geared toward hands-on roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 15.7% of jobs and technicians and trades at 15.6%. Community and personal service workers also make up a large slice at 13.3%.

Occupations people work in

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Boronia Heights - Park Ridge splits fairly evenly between Machinery operators & drivers (16%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Machinery operators & drivers 15.7% Technicians & trades 15.6% Community & personal service 13.3% Clerical & administrative 13.1% Labourers 12.4% Professionals 11.4% Managers 8.2% Sales workers 8.1%

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 Boronia Heights - Park Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031311/boronia-heights-park-ridge/topic/employment