0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Buckajo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Buckajo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few people are out of work in Buckajo, which is a standout feature compared to most similar areas. While a higher share of adults are working or looking for work than in the state average, full-time employment is notably lower.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the New South Wales and national figures. However, the 53.9% full-time employment rate is well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
62.0% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 15.7% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.2%. Construction, manufacturing, and retail trade each employ around 12% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job type at 18.0%, followed by professionals at 15.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 12.9% and labourers at 12.4%.
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 Buckajo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10626/buckajo/topic/employment