0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broughton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Broughton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people work full-time in Broughton than in most similar areas, with 70.4% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is a small but stable workforce where the unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While about 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work—similar to the national figure—full-time employment is far above the state average. This high rate of full-time work helps explain why unemployment is non-existent here.
61.4% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily focused on the land, with 66.7% of people working in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workforce are managers, making up 51.9% of occupations. Labourers account for 14.8%, while community and personal service workers make up 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 Broughton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20355/broughton/topic/employment