3.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Buaraba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Buaraba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller share of adults are working or looking for work in Buaraba compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.8%, only 53.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.9% of the workforce are employed full-time, a figure that is about the same as the national average. However, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
53.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 28.9% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance also make up a significant portion at 15.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades, who make up 22.4% of workers, followed by managers at 19.7% and labourers at 14.5%.
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 Buaraba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30400/buaraba/topic/employment