0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boosey · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is very common in Boosey, where 67.3% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%, reflecting a local economy where steady, permanent employment is the norm.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the 5.1% national figure. However, the share of adults working or looking for work is 59.8%, slightly lower than the Australian average of 61.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
59.8% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.3% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer for locals at 25.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.4% and construction at 13.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.8%. Labourers account for 17.3% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople make up 15.4%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Boosey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20301/boosey/topic/employment