5.6% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boat Harbour · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boat Harbour
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 5.6% marks the current job market in Boat Harbour. While 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is notably low at 53.4%. This is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Australian average. However, the local unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
61.3% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction leading at 14.8%. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 14.4%, while 11% of residents work in education and training.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.3%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 17.2%, and managers at 13.8%.
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 Boat Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10424/boat-harbour/topic/employment