0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Buckley · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the job market in Buckley, where working residents are far more common than in other areas. This community has a very high rate of employment, with a large majority of the workforce in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 73.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 64.9%, well above the Victorian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
73.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.9% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agricultural, forestry and fishing work is the most common industry here at 16.8%, followed by manufacturing at 13.7%. Construction and education both account for 9.9% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%. Technicians and trades follow at 14.5%, while community and personal service workers account for 13.7% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Buckley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20369/buckley/topic/employment