0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bostocks Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bostocks Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of the workforce in Bostocks Creek is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This makes the area's economy stand out from state and national trends. While a high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure. However, full-time employment is only 54.0%, well below both the state and national averages.
64.1% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 80.6%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 54.0%
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 46.0% of the workforce. Other notable employers include health care and social assistance at 18.0%, with manufacturing making up 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 46.0%. Professionals, clerical and administrative staff, and labourers each account for 14.0% 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 Bostocks Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20306/bostocks-creek/topic/employment