6.7% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Budgewoi · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Budgewoi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Budgewoi, where 19% of the workforce is employed in these fields. The area faces some employment challenges, with a much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is mirrored in full-time employment, which is well below the state average at 50%, while the unemployment rate of 6.7% is a little above both the state and national figures.
50.8% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the largest employment sectors are construction at 13.1% and retail trade at 12.4%. Other common industries include education and training at 8.7% and accommodation and food services at 6.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 18%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 17.1%. Other significant groups include community and personal service workers at 14.6%, labourers at 11.2%, and clerical staff at 10.9%.
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 Budgewoi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10639/budgewoi/topic/employment