0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Buckland · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Buckland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong reliance on farming and management shapes the daily working life of Buckland, where 60% of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. The area is marked by high employment stability, with a full-time work rate of 64% and no reported unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 64%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. About 63% of adults are working or looking for work, while the unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below the state and national figures of 5.1%.
63.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 60.0% of the workforce. Construction accounts for another 12.0% of jobs, while mining and manufacturing are not present.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most workers in Buckland are managers, accounting for 68.0% of the local workforce. Professionals, technicians, and trades people each make up 24.0% of the roles, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 16.0%.
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 Buckland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50199/buckland/topic/employment