Buttai · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Buttai

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Buttai than in the rest of New South Wales. While 82.5% of adults are active in the labour force, the area is notable for having a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below both state and national figures.

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📍 Buttai, Suburb / Locality

Where Buttai sits — Unemployment rate

0.0%
  • 0.0%–0.7%: 3703 areas
  • 0.7%–1.4%: 103 areas
  • 1.4%–2.1%: 342 areas
  • 2.1%–2.9%: 614 areas
  • 2.9%–3.6%: 1044 areas
  • 3.6%–4.3%: 1267 areas
  • 4.3%–5.0%: 1094 areas
  • 5.0%–5.7%: 751 areas
  • 5.7%–6.4%: 629 areas
  • 6.4%–7.1%: 426 areas
  • 7.1%–7.9%: 306 areas
  • 7.9%–8.6%: 245 areas
  • 8.6%–9.3%: 201 areas
  • 9.3%–10.0%: 136 areas
  • 10.0%–10.7%: 158 areas
  • 10.7%–11.4%: 91 areas
  • 11.4%–12.1%: 90 areas
  • 12.1%–12.9%: 66 areas
  • 12.9%–13.6%: 76 areas
  • 13.6%–14.3%: 41 areas
  • 14.3%–15.0%: 37 areas
  • 15.0%–15.7%: 37 areas
  • 15.7%–16.4%: 23 areas
  • 16.4%–17.1%: 22 areas
  • 17.1%–17.9%: 25 areas
  • 17.9%–18.6%: 23 areas
  • 18.6%–19.3%: 20 areas
  • 19.3%–20.0%: 167 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Buttai — lower than 99% of areas.

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Buttai0.0%
2323, NSW 5.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The number of people working or looking for work is far above the national figure, yet full-time employment at 39.4% is far below the Australian average. This stands in contrast to the local unemployment rate, which is lower than most areas at 0.0%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

82.5%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 80.0%
  • 2021: 82.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

39.4%

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 52.8%
  • 2021: 39.4%

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction, professional and technical services, and public administration and safety each accounting for 12.1% of jobs. Education and health care follow at 9.1% each.

Industries people work in

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Buttai splits fairly evenly between Construction (22%) and Professional & technical (22%), with Public administration & safety at 22%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 39.4%, followed by managers at 27.3%. Machinery operators and drivers represent 9.1% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Buttai, Professionals is the majority at 52%; Managers is next at 36%.

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 Buttai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10722/buttai/topic/employment