0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burren Junction · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burren Junction
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Burren Junction have remained steady, with a huge 67.3% of the workforce tied to the land. This tiny community is defined by a strong reliance on agriculture and a very high rate of full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While only 53.4% of adults are working or looking for work—well below the national figure of 61.1%—those who are employed are mostly in full-time roles. This rate is 66.3%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. There is currently no unemployment in the area.
53.4% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.3% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 67.3% of the local workforce. Other common employers include education and training at 11.9%, and health care and social assistance at 6.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40.6%, followed by professionals at 14.9%. Labourers account for 12.9% of jobs, while community and personal service workers make up 9.9%.
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 Burren Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10707/burren-junction/topic/employment