4.0% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bourke · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bourke
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is far more common in Bourke than in the rest of the country, with 71.5% of the workforce in permanent roles. While the typical resident is more likely to be employed full-time, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 4.0%, slightly lower than the national figure of 5.1%.
54.6% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.5% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 71.1%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Government and community services dominate the local economy, with public administration and safety (18.7%), education (16.8%), and health care (14.3%) being the largest employers. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a role at 7.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal services (19.7%) and professional positions (19.1%). Managers make up 13.5% of the workforce, while technicians, trades, and clerical staff each account for 11.3%.
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 Bourke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10520/bourke/topic/employment