5.5% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bolton Point - Teralba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Bolton Point - Teralba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 54% of adults in Bolton Point - Teralba are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.5% since 2011, fewer people here are in full-time roles compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen by 3 percentage points since 2011 and now sits a little below the state average at 56.6%.
54.0% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 56.6%
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 19.1%, followed by construction at 10.9% and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%, with technicians and tradespeople following closely at 16.7%.
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 Bolton Point - Teralba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021215/bolton-point-teralba/topic/employment