0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bogan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bogan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably high employment rate defines daily life in Bogan, where 91.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This far exceeds the national figure of 61.1%, creating a community where almost every adult is engaged in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is very strong here, with a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. Full-time work is also common, with 67.7% of people employed full-time, well above the Australian average of 58.9%.
91.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 64.5% of the workforce. Other main employers include education and training at 16.1% and wholesale trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of workers are managers, making up 51.6% of the local workforce. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 19.4% and labourers at 16.1%.
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 Bogan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10436/bogan/topic/employment