6.6% ▼ -50.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Borroloola · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Borroloola
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Borroloola than in most similar areas. While the typical worker is employed full-time, only 39.5% of the adult population is active in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1% and has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has dropped to 6.6%, which is a little above the Australian average.
39.5% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is led by Education and training at 16.1%, followed by Health care and social assistance at 14.7% and Public administration and safety at 13.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles and community and personal service workers each make up 18.5% of the workforce, with managers accounting for a further 15.2%.
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 Borroloola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721003/borroloola/topic/employment