0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boompa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boompa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Boompa compared to the rest of the country. Only 50.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is 10 to 11 percentage points below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%, full-time employment is also lower than most areas. Only 55.0% of the population are employed full-time, which is 4 points below the Queensland average.
50.7% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.9%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half of the workforce in Boompa is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing (47.5%). Construction (12.5%) and mining (10.0%) are the next most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.5%. Labourers account for 17.5% of jobs, followed by professionals at 12.5%.
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 Boompa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30320/boompa/topic/employment