1.7% ▼ -57.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lake Boga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lake Boga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.7% defines the local job market in Lake Boga. While few residents are without work, the area has a much lower proportion of full-time employees compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment at 53.2% is also well below both the state and national figures.
58.6% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 13.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.1%. Retail trade and public administration also employ a significant slice of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 16.2%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.3% 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 Lake Boga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21427/lake-boga/topic/employment