5.6% ▲ +207.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boodarie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boodarie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Boodarie than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is particularly strong here, with 74.1% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common for 69.8% of adults, well above the 61.1% seen across Australia. However, the unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than in most other areas.
69.8% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
74.1% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.7%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 74.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by mining, where 30.9% of people work, followed by transport and warehousing at 18.5%. Other services and education and training each account for 11.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group at 28.4%. Managers and machinery operators and drivers are also common, each representing 18.5% of jobs.
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 Boodarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50143/boodarie/topic/employment