3.9% ▼ -35.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boolarra South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boolarra South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job patterns in Boolarra South have remained steady over the last decade, with most of the local workforce employed in agriculture. Around 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia. Full-time employment sits at 58.2%, a result that is about the same as the state and national levels.
61.6% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 40.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include construction and education and training, each at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.8%. Professionals account for 16.4% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 14.9%.
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 Boolarra South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20289/boolarra-south/topic/employment