7.7% ▲ +70.1%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
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.
Fewer than half of adults in Buxton are working or looking for work, making it a place where the typical workforce is much smaller than in other areas. This trend has shifted significantly since 2011, and the area now faces a higher unemployment rate than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also low at 52%, while the unemployment rate has risen to 7.7%, which is a little above the state and national averages.
46.2% ▼ -40.3%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 77.4%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction leading at 18.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.7% and accommodation and food services at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 23.5%, while 17.6% of people work in community and personal services and 16.7% are professionals.
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/UCL222013/buxton/topic/employment