0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boogan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boogan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over half of Boogan's workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This makes the area an agricultural hub where a very high proportion of workers hold full-time positions compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 77%, which is among the highest for similar areas. However, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below the Australian average at 56.9%, while the unemployment rate is very low at 0.0%.
56.9% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 77.8%
- 2021: 77.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 50.8% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 14.8% and health care and social assistance at 13.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest occupational group at 29.5%, followed by labourers at 23.0%. Sales workers account for 14.8% of the local workforce, while technicians, trades, and clerical staff each make up 8.2%.
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 Boogan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30316/boogan/topic/employment