0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boweya North · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few residents hold full-time positions in Boweya North, which is among the lowest for this trend compared to similar areas. While the typical adult is working or looking for work, the area has a striking unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for its level. Only 36.4% are employed full-time, a figure far below both the Victorian and national rates.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
60.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
36.4% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work is spread across several sectors, with transport and warehousing as well as health care and social assistance each making up 18.2% of jobs. Agriculture, construction, and education each account for 13.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group at 31.8%, followed by professionals at 27.3%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 18.2%, while managers and community service workers each make up 13.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Boweya North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20311/boweya-north/topic/employment