3.9% ▼ -40.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boolaroo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boolaroo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Boolaroo, where 19.4% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area shows a stable employment profile with a typical workforce that aligns closely with state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, slightly below the Australian average of 5.1%.
60.8% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, construction and retail trade are the next biggest employers, each accounting for 9.9% of the workforce. Education and training follow at 8.4%, while manufacturing employs 6.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.5%, and community and personal service workers at 16.2%.
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 Boolaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10480/boolaroo/topic/employment