3.4% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lower Boro · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lower Boro
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has grown significantly in Lower Boro since 2011. This area now sees a much higher proportion of people in full-time roles compared to most similar places, with 66.7% of the workforce in these positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure, the unemployment rate is a little lower than the state and national averages at 3.4%.
58.9% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 16.7%, followed by public administration and safety at 15.8% and health care and social assistance at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of occupations at 21.1%, while managers account for 18.4% 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 Lower Boro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12411/lower-boro/topic/employment