54.8% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Borden · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Borden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 55% of adults are working or looking for work in Borden, which is well below the state and national figures. This means a larger portion of the local adult population is not active in the workforce compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of adults here are working or looking for work. This is 9.0 percentage points lower than the Western Australian figure of 63.9% and well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 65%, ahead of Transport & warehousing (18%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Labourers at 41%, ahead of Technicians & trades (35%).
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 Borden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50155/borden/topic/employment