4.3% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boronia · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boronia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Boronia than in most similar areas. This workforce is notably stable, with 60.3% of residents employed full-time, a figure slightly above the Victorian and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most areas. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, remaining about the same as the state and national figures.
63.4% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Boronia at 14.2%, followed by construction at 10.9% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.1%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 16.4%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14% of the local workforce.
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 Boronia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20304/boronia/topic/employment