2.3% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bourkelands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bourkelands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for people in Bourkelands, where 22.3% of the workforce is employed in this field. This is a hardworking area where 72% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 66.7% of the workforce in these roles, well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. This strength is reflected in an unemployment rate of 2.3%, which is a little below both the state and national averages.
72.0% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 72.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, a significant share of residents work in education and training at 12.6%, and public administration and safety at 10.7%. Retail trade also employs 10.6% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.6%, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13% and technicians and trades at 12%.
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 Bourkelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10521/bourkelands/topic/employment