2.2% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bordertown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bordertown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Bordertown, where nearly 29% of workers are found in this sector. The town has a very strong employment rate and a tiny unemployment figure of just 2.2%. This means most adults are in steady work, with full-time roles being far more common here than across Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is particularly strong at 64%, well above the national figure of 58.9%.
64.1% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing leads the local economy at 28.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.3%. Retail trade also makes up a significant slice of the workforce at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 26.5%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 14.7%, while managers and machinery operators each account for about a tenth 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 Bordertown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40142/bordertown/topic/employment