Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg

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.

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📍 Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg sits — Unemployment rate

7.8% ▼ -20.2%
  • 2.0%–2.4%: 59 areas
  • 2.4%–2.7%: 54 areas
  • 2.7%–3.1%: 109 areas
  • 3.1%–3.4%: 186 areas
  • 3.4%–3.8%: 219 areas
  • 3.8%–4.1%: 263 areas
  • 4.1%–4.5%: 265 areas
  • 4.5%–4.9%: 196 areas
  • 4.9%–5.2%: 171 areas
  • 5.2%–5.6%: 115 areas
  • 5.6%–5.9%: 123 areas
  • 5.9%–6.3%: 107 areas
  • 6.3%–6.6%: 89 areas
  • 6.6%–7.0%: 68 areas
  • 7.0%–7.4%: 51 areas
  • 7.4%–7.7%: 45 areas
  • 7.7%–8.1%: 38 areas
  • 8.1%–8.4%: 27 areas
  • 8.4%–8.8%: 29 areas
  • 8.8%–9.1%: 12 areas
  • 9.1%–9.5%: 18 areas
  • 9.5%–9.9%: 13 areas
  • 9.9%–10.2%: 21 areas
  • 10.2%–10.6%: 11 areas
  • 10.6%–10.9%: 8 areas
  • 10.9%–11.3%: 7 areas
  • 11.3%–11.6%: 4 areas
  • 11.6%–12.0%: 53 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg — higher than 88% of areas.

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg7.8%
2177, NSW 7.8%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

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.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

44.5% ▼ -18.4%

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 54.6%
  • 2016: 53.3%
  • 2021: 44.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

53.6% ▼ -19.2%

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 66.3%
  • 2016: 64.4%
  • 2021: 53.6%

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

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%.

Occupations

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%.

Occupations people work in

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Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg splits fairly evenly between Professionals (17%) and Clerical & administrative (15%), with Machinery operators & drivers at 15%.

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 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