3.0% ▲ —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boorooma · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boorooma
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Boorooma than in most similar areas. About 80.6% of adults are in the workforce, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This high level of activity is matched by a strong full-time employment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the highest for its level, sitting far above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment is also high at 61.8%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.0%.
80.6% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 75.2%
- 2021: 80.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 20.3%. Other main employers include education and training at 13.7%, and public administration and safety at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.4%. Community and personal service roles follow at 16.3%, while technicians and trades account for 11.1% of jobs.
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 Boorooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10499/boorooma/topic/employment