4.3% ▲ +87.7%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boonah · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Boonah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Boonah than in most other areas, with only 45.3% of adults in the labour force. This represents a significant shift for the town, as this figure has fallen by 29 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also dropped sharply since 2011, while the unemployment rate has risen slightly to 4.3%, which is a little below the Queensland rate.
45.3% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12.7%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.3%. Education and training also employ 9.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 20.3%, making up a fifth of the workforce. Professionals follow at 15.4%, while community and personal service workers account for 13.1% of roles.
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 Boonah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315009/boonah/topic/employment