2.7% ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bouldercombe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bouldercombe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 2.7% defines the local job market in Bouldercombe, where most workers are in steady roles. While few people are out of work, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. For those who are employed, 58.3% work full-time, a rate about the same as the national average.
52.8% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 58.3%
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 for local workers at 13.9%, followed by construction at 11.3% and retail trade at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most frequent occupations at 18.4%, while machinery operators and drivers make up 16.9% 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 Bouldercombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30339/bouldercombe/topic/employment