4.3% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boomi · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boomi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 21 point gap separates Boomi from the national average in full-time employment. While the area has a very high rate of full-time work, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 79.4%, though only 40.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, about the same as the state and national figures.
40.7% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
79.4% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.8%
- 2021: 79.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 58.8% of the workforce. Education and training follows at 5.9%, while accommodation and food services account for 4.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Manager roles are very common, making up 44.1% of jobs. Labourers account for 14.7%, while professionals, community and personal service workers, and machinery operators each make up around 10% to 12% 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 Boomi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10487/boomi/topic/employment