2.9% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Buxton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Buxton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high 68.7% of adults are working or looking for work in Buxton, which is far above the New South Wales figure. This workforce is seeing a strong trend toward employment, with an unemployment rate that has fallen to just 2.9%. Overall, it is a place where a large majority of the adult population is active in the job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work has risen to 68.7%, a figure well above the national average. At the same time, the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 2.9%, though full-time employment fell slightly to 55.3% since 2011.
68.7% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 15.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Other common industries include manufacturing at 10.6% and retail trade at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.2%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 12.6%, while machinery operators, drivers and labourers each make up about 12% of the workforce.
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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115034/buxton/topic/employment