5.3% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boondall · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boondall
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 64% of adults in Boondall are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a strong local workforce where full-time employment is more common than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most areas. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 61.6%, while the unemployment rate is 5.3%.
64.2% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 61.6%
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 here at 15.2%. Other major employers include transport and warehousing at 9.3%, and education and training at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.6%, with technicians and trades accounting for 12.6% of the 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 Boondall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30324/boondall/topic/employment