6.3% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Booral · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Booral
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Booral than in the rest of New South Wales. While full-time employment is steady at 58.6%, the local unemployment rate is 6.3%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure. However, the unemployment rate is a little above both the state and national figures.
61.7% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing leading at 10.5%, followed closely by construction at 10% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 22.4%, while managers account for 20.5% of the local 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 Booral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10494/booral/topic/employment