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+).
Broadwater · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for people in Broadwater, where 15.6% of workers are employed in this sector. The area has a very low unemployment rate of 0.0%, although the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below both the state and national figures. Among those employed, 59.4% have full-time roles, a rate slightly above the New South Wales average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
54.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several key sectors, with 14.1% of people working in both transport and warehousing and health care and social assistance, while 9.4% work in arts and recreation.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.9%, followed closely by labourers at 20.3% and clerical and administrative staff at 17.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10576/broadwater/topic/employment