0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Bourke · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Bourke
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is very common in North Bourke, where 72.9% of the workforce holds a full-time position. This high rate of employment is a defining feature of the local economy, with a remarkably low unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 71.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This high level of activity is reflected in the fact that full-time employment is far above the national average.
71.1% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79.2%
- 2021: 72.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 19.5% of people. Other major industries include public administration and safety at 16.9% and education and training at 13.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.2%, followed by community and personal service workers at 16.9% and professionals at 14.4%.
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 Bourke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12995/north-bourke/topic/employment