3.7% ▼ -46.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Booborowie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Booborowie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Booborowie compared to the past, with only 46.9% of the adult population in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Most of the local workforce is employed in agriculture or management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, sitting far below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment is also well below the national rate, while the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below the Australian figure.
46.9% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 35.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade at 9.4% and construction at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%. Labourers are the next most common occupation at 15.3%, followed by technicians, trades, and clerical staff who each represent 12.9% 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 Booborowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40135/booborowie/topic/employment