0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broughton Vale · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment is the most striking feature of the workforce in Broughton Vale. While the area has a very low rate of adults working or looking for work at 47.1%, those who are employed are largely in professional or managerial roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the New South Wales average, sitting at 50.7%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
47.1% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several fields, with education and training and other services both making up 15.5% of jobs. Professional and technical roles follow at 14.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation in Broughton Vale at 35.2%. Professionals make up another 25.4%, while technicians, trades, and community service workers each account for 16.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Broughton Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10603/broughton-vale/topic/employment