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Boydtown · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Boydtown

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A gap of 13 percentage points separates Boydtown from the national average for adults working or looking for work. Only 47.7% of adults are in the labour force, and the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 12.9%.

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📍 Boydtown, Suburb / Locality

Where Boydtown sits — Unemployment rate

12.9% ▲ +89.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boydtown — higher than 94% of areas.

Boydtown12.9%
2551, NSW 5.9%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting well above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, with only 53.8% of the workforce in full-time roles.

Unemployment rate

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12.9% ▲ +89.2%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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47.7% ▼ -23.6%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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53.8% ▼ -11.7%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Jobs are split across several sectors, with accommodation and food services and health care and social assistance each making up 15.4% of the workforce. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a role at 11.5%.

Industries people work in

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Boydtown splits fairly evenly between Accommodation & food (36%) and Health care & social assistance (36%), with Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 27%.

Accommodation & food 15.4% Health care & social assistance 15.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 11.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Work across the area is varied, with sales workers and machinery operators and drivers each representing 19.2% of the local workforce. Managers, professionals, and technicians and trades each account for 15.4% of roles.

Occupations people work in

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Boydtown splits fairly evenly between Sales workers (17%) and Machinery operators & drivers (17%), with Managers at 13%.

Sales workers 19.2% Machinery operators & drivers 19.2% Managers 15.4% Professionals 15.4% Technicians & trades 15.4% Community & personal service 15.4% Labourers 15.4%

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 Boydtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10539/boydtown/topic/employment