7.5% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bogan Gate · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bogan Gate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a third of the workforce in Bogan Gate is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While full-time work is more common here than in most areas, the total proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 52.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. At the same time, the unemployment rate is 7.5%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
52.2% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 36.6%, followed by construction and education and training, which both sit at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 35.6%. Technicians and tradespeople also represent a significant share of the local workforce at 19.8%.
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 Bogan Gate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10437/bogan-gate/topic/employment