4.9% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boambee East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boambee East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A mix of professional and service roles shapes daily working life in Boambee East. While about 59.2% of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate of 4.9% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 55.6%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This is lower than most other areas and a little below the New South Wales average.
59.2% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 55.6%
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 20.5%, followed by retail trade at 12.7% and education and training at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.7%, while community and personal service workers account for 15.7% of the local 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 Boambee East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10421/boambee-east/topic/employment