10.8% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Busby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Busby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp rise in unemployment defines the recent job market in Busby, where 10.8% of the workforce is out of a job. This is well above the national figure of 5.1%. Many residents struggle to find steady work, leaving the area with some of the lowest employment rates in the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 36.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also much lower than usual, with only 45.7% of residents in these roles.
36.8% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.7% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 13.3%, followed by retail trade at 12.2% and transport and warehousing at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are machinery operators and drivers at 19.1%, while community and personal service workers make up 14.7% of the local workforce.
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 Busby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10718/busby/topic/employment