0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boorolong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boorolong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher employment rates than most similar areas define Boorolong, where 67.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is a highly active workforce with a rare 0.0% unemployment rate, well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 63.2%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0% and the national average of 58.9%.
67.2% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.6%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily based on the land, with 60.5% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common sectors include education and training at 13.2% and health care at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.6%, followed by professionals at 10.5%. Clerical, sales, and community service roles each account for 7.9% 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 Boorolong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10497/boorolong/topic/employment