2.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Buchanan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Buchanan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well above the state average, 65.1% of adults in Buchanan are working or looking for work. This high level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.7%, which is a little below both the New South Wales and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate of 2.7% is lower than most areas. Full-time employment sits at 57.1%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
65.1% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for residents at 21.9%. Manufacturing and education and training follow at 11.4% each, while retail and food services both account for 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.2% and clerical or administrative staff at 13.3%.
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 Buchanan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10625/buchanan/topic/employment