Buckendoon · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Buckendoon

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A full employment rate of 63.6% marks Buckendoon as a place where full-time work is much more common than in most similar areas. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, the local unemployment rate is exceptionally low at 0.0%.

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📍 Buckendoon, Suburb / Locality

Where Buckendoon sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —
  • 0.0%–0.7%: 3703 areas
  • 0.7%–1.4%: 103 areas
  • 1.4%–2.1%: 342 areas
  • 2.1%–2.9%: 614 areas
  • 2.9%–3.6%: 1044 areas
  • 3.6%–4.3%: 1267 areas
  • 4.3%–5.0%: 1094 areas
  • 5.0%–5.7%: 751 areas
  • 5.7%–6.4%: 629 areas
  • 6.4%–7.1%: 426 areas
  • 7.1%–7.9%: 306 areas
  • 7.9%–8.6%: 245 areas
  • 8.6%–9.3%: 201 areas
  • 9.3%–10.0%: 136 areas
  • 10.0%–10.7%: 158 areas
  • 10.7%–11.4%: 91 areas
  • 11.4%–12.1%: 90 areas
  • 12.1%–12.9%: 66 areas
  • 12.9%–13.6%: 76 areas
  • 13.6%–14.3%: 41 areas
  • 14.3%–15.0%: 37 areas
  • 15.0%–15.7%: 37 areas
  • 15.7%–16.4%: 23 areas
  • 16.4%–17.1%: 22 areas
  • 17.1%–17.9%: 25 areas
  • 17.9%–18.6%: 23 areas
  • 18.6%–19.3%: 20 areas
  • 19.3%–20.0%: 167 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Buckendoon — lower than 99% of areas.

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Buckendoon0.0%
2472, NSW 3.8%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well above both the state (58.0%) and national (58.9%) figures. The share of adults working or looking for work is 57.9%, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.

57.9% —

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 60.0%
  • 2021: 57.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work in Buckendoon is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care and social assistance, with both industries employing 31.8% of the workforce. Accommodation and food services account for a further 13.6%.

Industries people work in

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Buckendoon splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (41%) and Health care & social assistance (41%), with Accommodation & food at 18%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.8%. Community and personal service workers follow at 22.7%, while machinery operators, drivers, and labourers each make up 18.2% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Buckendoon, the largest group is Managers at 35%, followed by Community & personal service (25%) and Machinery operators & drivers (20%).

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 Buckendoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10630/buckendoon/topic/employment