2.2% ▼ -55.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burrumbuttock · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burrumbuttock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is common in Burrumbuttock, where 70% of the workforce holds a full-time position. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, those who are employed tend to have stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 2.2%, which is a little below the 5.1% national figure. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 57.1%, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
57.1% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.0% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 28.3% of the workforce. Other main employers include education and training at 12.2% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About one in four workers are managers, making up 26.1% of the local workforce. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 14.4%, with labourers accounting for 13.9% of jobs.
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 Burrumbuttock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10713/burrumbuttock/topic/employment