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Booragul · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Booragul

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A shift in the local workforce has seen Booragul evolve over the last decade into a hub for health and community services. Only 41.3% of adults are currently working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of workforce activity is a standout feature of the area.

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📍 Booragul, Suburb / Locality

Where Booragul sits — Unemployment rate

5.1% ▼ -39.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Booragul — higher than 70% of areas.

Booragul5.1%
2284, NSW 4.4%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Fewer adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, at 41.3%. Those who are employed are slightly less likely to be full-time (56.0%) than the New South Wales average, while the unemployment rate is 5.1%, about the same as the rest of Australia.

Unemployment rate

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5.1% ▼ -39.1%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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41.3% ▼ -2.4%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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56.0% ▼ -7.6%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Booragul, accounting for 20.4% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.0% and construction at 10.8%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

People in Booragul most often work in community and personal service roles (15.8%) or as technicians and tradespeople (15.4%). Professionals make up 14.9% of the workforce, followed by labourers at 13.6%.

Occupations people work in

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Booragul splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (16%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Professionals at 15%.

Community & personal service 15.8% Technicians & trades 15.4% Professionals 14.9% Labourers 13.6% Clerical & administrative 11.6% Sales workers 10.8% Machinery operators & drivers 9.4% Managers 7.3%

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 Booragul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10493/booragul/topic/employment