4.5% ▼ -40.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bucca · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bucca
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Bucca have shifted over the last decade, with the local workforce now showing a notably lower rate of full-time employment. Only 51.4% of the community works full-time, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a local job market that differs significantly from the broader trends seen across New South Wales.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment is well below the national average at 51.4%, while the unemployment rate sits at 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
57.2% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.7%, followed by construction at 14.9%. Other common industries for local workers include retail trade at 10.3% and education and training at 6.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles and technicians or trades workers are equally common, each making up 17.0% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative jobs account for 12.8%, while managers and labourers each represent around 11% of the local population.
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 Bucca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10622/bucca/topic/employment