3.4% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Boambee Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Boambee Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in North Boambee Valley compared to the rest of the country. Only 46.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 3.4%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 55.3%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 58%. This contributes to the area having a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other similar places.
46.6% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 55.3%
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 for local workers at 23.1%. Other common sectors include retail trade at 11.6% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 20.8%. Community and personal service workers make up 13.2% of the workforce, followed closely by technicians and trades at 13%.
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 North Boambee Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12993/north-boambee-valley/topic/employment