0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bostobrick · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns have shifted in Bostobrick, where the local workforce is now much smaller than in similar areas. Only 44.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the area has a striking 0.0% unemployment rate.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer people here are in the workforce compared to the rest of the state. Full-time employment stands at 50.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
44.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.9% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 30.9% of workers. Other common sectors include accommodation and food (12.7%), as well as mining, retail, and media, which each account for 7.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of workers are managers, while professionals and labourers each make up 18.2% of the workforce. Community and personal service roles and clerical jobs each account for 9.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bostobrick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10514/bostobrick/topic/employment