5.5% ▲ +58.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Booragoon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Booragoon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 5.5% marks the local job market in Booragoon. While many residents work in professional roles, the area sees fewer people in full-time employment than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. However, full-time employment at 56.5% is well below the Western Australian average of 60.2%.
62.2% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 13.5%. Education and professional services also employ significant numbers of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34%, followed by managers at 14.8%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work, as well as technicians and trades.
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 Booragoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50148/booragoon/topic/employment