7.8% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for workers in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg, where 12% of the workforce is employed. This area faces significant employment challenges, with a typical resident far less likely to be working or looking for work than those in the rest of the country.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. This is matched by a low full-time employment rate of 53.6% and an unemployment rate of 7.8%, which is a little above the national figure.
7.8% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
44.5% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond manufacturing, the local workforce is spread across retail trade at 11.7%, health care and social assistance at 11.3%, transport and warehousing at 8.4%, and construction at 8.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles for residents are professionals at 17.1%, followed by clerical and administrative workers and machinery operators and drivers, who both sit at 14.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021509/bonnyrigg-heights-bonnyrigg/topic/employment