5.8% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boomerang Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boomerang Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults work or look for work in Boomerang Beach compared to the rest of the country. Only 55.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is highlighted by the fact that full-time employment is far below state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas. Only 43.8% of the population are employed full-time, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
55.2% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.8% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 43.8%
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 19.1%, followed by construction at 17.4%. Other common industries include accommodation and food (12.9%) and education and training (11.8%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.0%. Technicians and trades workers and community and personal service workers are equally common, each making up 15.2% of the 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 Boomerang Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10485/boomerang-beach/topic/employment