4.6% —
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bonner · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Bonner
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles dominate the workforce in Bonner, where nearly 28% of workers are employed in these positions. This is a highly active community, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 66.7% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also higher than most areas at 60.7%, though this fell 2.8 points since 2016.
66.7% —
Higher than 84% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% —
Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employer in the area is health care and social assistance at 14.9%, followed by education and training at 10.1% and professional and technical services at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond professionals, the most common jobs are managers (14.5%) and clerical or administrative roles (14.2%), while technicians and trades make up 11.2% 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 Bonner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED302/bonner/topic/employment