0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Budgong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Budgong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the job market in Budgong, which is well below both the state and national figures. While the area is sparsely populated, it shows a diverse mix of employment across various technical and professional fields.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment sits at 55.8%, which is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
59.0% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread evenly across several sectors, with manufacturing, media and telecommunications, public administration, and health care each accounting for 14% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades are the most common roles at 20.9%, followed by professionals at 18.6% and machinery operators and drivers at 14%.
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 Budgong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10641/budgong/topic/employment