7.6% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Budgeree · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer adults are working or looking for work in Budgeree compared to most similar areas. While 59% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 7.6% is much higher than in most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 62.4% seen across Victoria. The unemployment rate is also a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
7.6% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
53.2% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 21.3%, followed by accommodation and food services at 13.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five workers are professionals (19.7%), while managers and community and personal service workers each make up 18% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Budgeree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20373/budgeree/topic/employment