3.6% ▼ -32.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boambee · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boambee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Boambee have shifted over the last decade, with the area now showing a strong workforce engagement. More adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures, though full-time roles are less common than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.6%, only 51.0% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well below the Australian average.
62.6% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18.4%. Other major employers include education and training at 13.7% and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 24.7%, followed by managers at 14.1%. Community and personal service workers make up 13.2% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 12.6%.
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 Boambee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10420/boambee/topic/employment