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Jobs & Industry in Buller

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for people working in Buller, where 17.9% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While full-time employment is relatively high, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the national average.

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📍 Buller, Suburb / Locality

Where Buller sits — Unemployment rate

4.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Buller — higher than 56% of areas.

Buller4.0%
6532, WA 3.4%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 56.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. For those in the workforce, 60.3% are employed full-time, a rate slightly above the Australian average.

Unemployment rate

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4.0% —

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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56.0% —

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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60.3% —

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local economy is led by health care and social assistance (17.9%), followed by construction and education and training, which both account for 11.5% of jobs. Mining and transport and warehousing each make up 6.4% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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In Buller, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 26%, followed by Construction (17%) and Education & training (17%).

Health care & social assistance 17.9% Construction 11.5% Education & training 11.5% Mining 6.4% Transport & warehousing 6.4% Retail trade 5.1% Accommodation & food 5.1% Public administration & safety 3.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest occupational group at 17.9%, with clerical and administrative roles following closely at 16.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 12.8%, alongside managers and community service workers at 11.5% each.

Occupations people work in

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Buller splits fairly evenly between Professionals (19%) and Clerical & administrative (18%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Professionals 17.9% Clerical & administrative 16.7% Technicians & trades 12.8% Managers 11.5% Community & personal service 11.5% Machinery operators & drivers 9.0% Labourers 7.7% Sales workers 5.1%

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 Buller [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50204/buller/topic/employment