5.5% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boorabee Park · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A lower rate of full-time employment marks the workforce in Boorabee Park, where only 55.6% of people hold these roles. This is well below the national figure of 58.9%. While most adults are active in the workforce, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. However, the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is higher than most similar areas.
5.5% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
60.3% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Boorabee Park is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 18.1%. Other key industries include accommodation and food, and health care and social assistance, both at 12.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.2%. This is followed by technicians, trades and labourers, who each make up 18.1% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Boorabee Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10492/boorabee-park/topic/employment