0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boorhaman North · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment is the standout feature for Boorhaman North, where almost everyone who wants a job has one. This is a highly active working area with a very high proportion of full-time employment compared to the rest of the state.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is far above the state average, sitting at 81.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
69.6% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
81.3% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the area is spread across several fields, with agriculture, forestry, and fishing being the most common at 25%. Education and training (18.8%) and manufacturing (15.6%) also make up significant portions of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.3%, followed by managers at 18.8%. Technicians and trades, community and personal service, and clerical roles each account for 9.4% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Boorhaman North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20297/boorhaman-north/topic/employment