5.9% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boyup Brook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boyup Brook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Boyup Brook compared to most similar areas. While many residents are employed in agriculture, the town faces a much higher unemployment rate than most other areas of its kind.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also low at 56.3%, and the unemployment rate is 5.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
49.4% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant employer for 24.2% of the workforce. Other key industries include health care and social assistance at 10.1%, and mining at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.2%, followed by labourers at 17.1%. Technicians and trades account for 14.1% of jobs, while 12% of people work as machinery operators and drivers.
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 Boyup Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50172/boyup-brook/topic/employment