3.2% ▲ —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bookaar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bookaar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines Bookaar, where 71.4% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. The local workforce is dominated by the agricultural sector and a high proportion of managers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 71.3%, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
71.4% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.3% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 71.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
More than half of the workforce (55.2%) works in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include education and training at 9.2%, and manufacturing at 5.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the local workers are managers, making up 49.4% of the workforce. Professionals follow at 16.1%, while labourers account for 11.5% of roles.
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 Bookaar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20285/bookaar/topic/employment