5.8% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Boulder · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Boulder
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong shift towards full-time work defines the local economy in South Boulder. While far more people work full-time here than in most other areas, only 46.8% of adults are actually working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 71.2%, though the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 5.8%. This is a contrast to the wider state, where far more adults are working or looking for work than here.
46.8% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.2% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.3%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry for the local workforce, employing 26.4% of people. Other common sectors include retail trade at 9.4% and transport and warehousing at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are machinery operators and drivers at 24.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 21.5%. Labourers also make up a significant portion of the workforce at 13.9%.
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 South Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51362/south-boulder/topic/employment