1.4% ▼ -83.7%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 1.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Putta Bucca - Bombira · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Putta Bucca - Bombira
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strikingly high employment rate defines Putta Bucca - Bombira, where 67.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above both the state and national figures. The area has seen a strong trend toward full-time employment, with a very small number of people out of work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.7% of adults are in the workforce, which is much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment has risen to 61.3%, while the unemployment rate has fallen sharply since 2011 to just 1.4%, well below the national figure of 5.1%.
67.7% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry here, accounting for 16.5% of jobs. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.3%, and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 21.4%, followed by managers at 19.1%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 12.8% of the local 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 Putta Bucca - Bombira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121095/putta-bucca-bombira/topic/employment