0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boundary Bend · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably high full-time employment rate defines Boundary Bend, where 79.7% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%, though overall numbers show that fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a very low workforce participation rate of 49.3%, which is well below the Victorian average. However, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, and the unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
49.3% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
79.7% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 68.8% of the local workforce. Other common sectors include accommodation and food services at 12.5%, followed by construction and wholesale trade, each at 7.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 34.4%, followed closely by labourers at 32.8%. Technicians and trades people account for 21.9% of the workforce, while clerical, administrative and sales roles are less common.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Boundary Bend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20308/boundary-bend/topic/employment