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Boweya · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Boweya

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the workforce in Boweya, where local jobs are exceptionally steady. While 75% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure, full-time employment is much lower than usual for the area.

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📍 Boweya, Suburb / Locality

Where Boweya sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boweya — lower than 99% of areas.

Boweya0.0%
3675, VIC 2.4%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 75%, far above the Victoria figure of 62.4%. However, full-time employment is far below the national average, sitting at 40.7%.

Labour-force participation

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75.0% —

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 40.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 22.2%, and both retail trade and public administration at 14.8%.

Industries people work in

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In Boweya, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 44%, followed by Health care & social assistance (24%) and Retail trade (16%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 40.7% Health care & social assistance 22.2% Retail trade 14.8% Public administration & safety 14.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers and technicians or trades workers are the most common roles, each making up 22.2% of occupations. Professionals follow at 18.5%, while community and personal service workers account for 14.8%.

Occupations people work in

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Boweya splits fairly evenly between Managers (25%) and Technicians & trades (25%), with Professionals at 21%.

Managers 22.2% Technicians & trades 22.2% Professionals 18.5% Community & personal service 14.8% Labourers 11.1%

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 Boweya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20310/boweya/topic/employment