2.7% ▼ -40.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broke · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Broke
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Managers make up 21.9% of the workforce in Broke, the largest occupational group in the area. While the local unemployment rate is a low 2.7%, the proportion of people working full-time is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. However, those in full-time work make up 52.7% of the population, a figure well below the national average.
57.9% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 16.8%, followed by accommodation and food services at 10.2% and manufacturing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond managers, technicians and trades people are common at 14.8%, with machinery operators and drivers making up another 14.1% of jobs.
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 Broke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10587/broke/topic/employment