0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broken Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than seven out of ten adults in Broken Creek are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. While unemployment is non-existent here, the area has a very low rate of full-time employment compared to the rest of the country.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 73.2% of adults are in the workforce, far above the 61.1% national average. Despite this, full-time employment is far below the state figure at 40.7%, though the unemployment rate is a tiny 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
73.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.7% —
Lower 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 employer for 44.4% of the workforce. Other common industries include transport and warehousing at 14.8% and retail trade at 11.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40.7%. Professionals, technicians and trades, and labourers each account for 11.1% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Broken Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20349/broken-creek/topic/employment