2.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high proportion of working adults drive the local economy in Burra. Most of these residents are in full-time roles, with 64.8% of the population employed this way, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far more common here than in the rest of the state, at 69.3%. This high level of employment is matched by a low unemployment rate of 2.4%, which is a little below the national figure.
69.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.8% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant employer in Burra, accounting for 30.9% of jobs. Construction is also a major employer at 12.4%, followed by professional and technical services at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers and professionals, who together make up nearly half of all jobs. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 15.8%.
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 Burra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10694/burra/topic/employment