0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boonal · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the workforce in Boonal. This small community sees more of its adults working or looking for work than most similar areas, with a huge majority of the local economy tied to the land.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 63.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment sits at 57.7%, roughly the same as the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
63.4% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local economy, employing 73.1% of the workforce. Professional and technical services follow at 11.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workers here are managers, accounting for 46.2% of roles. Labourers make up another 26.9% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Boonal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10490/boonal/topic/employment