0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boro · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boro
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably high employment rate defines Boro, where 66.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure, and the area is currently seeing no unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is strong here, with 69.1% of people in full-time jobs, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 58.0%. This helps explain why the unemployment rate is currently 0.0%, well below the national figure of 5.1%.
66.3% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Transport and warehousing is the most common industry at 18.2%, followed by public administration and safety at 14.5%. Other employers include agriculture, construction, and food services, each accounting for 9.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are professionals at 20.0%, followed by clerical staff and labourers who each make up 16.4% of the workforce. Managers and technicians or trades people also hold significant shares at 14.5% and 12.7%.
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 Boro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10512/boro/topic/employment