2.7% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Buffalo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Buffalo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for Buffalo, employing 38.4% of the workforce. While the local unemployment rate of 2.7% is lower than most areas, full-time employment is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the national figure. However, only 45.9% are employed full-time, a rate far below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
62.0% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.9% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Primary production is the main employer, with 38.4% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.6%, followed by retail and professional services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 37%, followed by professionals at 15.1% and labourers at 10.3%.
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 Buffalo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20375/buffalo/topic/employment