2.1% ▼ -51.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burnley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burnley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Burnley than in most similar areas. The area is a strong employment hub where 75.4% of adults are in the workforce. Full-time employment is especially high, with nearly 70% of residents working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working rates in Burnley are far above the national figure of 61.1%, and the unemployment rate of 2.1% is well below the Australian average. This strong activity is reflected in the 69.7% who have full-time jobs.
75.4% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.5%
- 2016: 76.8%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.7% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, led by professional and technical services at 15.1%. Health care and social assistance (13.7%) and education and training (10.8%) are also major employers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, accounting for 43.2% of jobs, followed by managers at 18%. Technicians and trades people make up 9.8% of the local workforce.
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 Burnley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20418/burnley/topic/employment