2.8% ▼ -34.4%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bowral · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Bowral
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Bowral, where 15.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While unemployment is very low, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the New South Wales average at 51.8%, though the unemployment rate is among the lowest for similar areas at just 2.8%.
47.7% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in health care and social assistance (15.1%), followed by professional and technical services (10.7%) and education and training (10.4%). Retail trade and accommodation and food services each employ around 9% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.3%, followed by managers at 18.9%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 11.5% of jobs, while technicians and trades represent 11.3%.
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 Bowral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021284/bowral/topic/employment