5.2% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boreen Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boreen Point
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 Boreen Point compared to the rest of the state. Only 39.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is 22 points below the Queensland and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very low at 32.3%, sitting far below the national figure of 58.9%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
39.5% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
32.3% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 12.6%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest occupational group at 18.9%, while technicians and trades people follow at 15.7%.
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 Boreen Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30335/boreen-point/topic/employment