2.5% ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Buln Buln · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Buln Buln
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Buln Buln than in most other areas. About 75% of adults are active in the job market, which is significantly above the national figure of 61%. This strong participation is paired with a low unemployment rate of 2.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 2.5% is a little below both the state and national figures. While 74.9% of adults are in the workforce, those employed full-time make up 57.2% of the population, slightly lower than the Victorian average.
74.9% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.5%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 74.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.1%, followed by construction at 11.5%. Other significant employers include education and training at 10.9% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation group at 18.8%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 18.2%. Managers make up 16.6% of the local workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.1%.
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 Buln Buln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20390/buln-buln/topic/employment