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East Bendigo - Kennington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in East Bendigo - Kennington

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Just 56.4% of adults in East Bendigo - Kennington are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a local workforce where full-time employment is less common than in most other areas. While fewer people are in the workforce, the unemployment rate is a little lower than the state and national figures.

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📍 East Bendigo - Kennington, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where East Bendigo - Kennington sits — Unemployment rate

4.0% ▼ -15.9%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is East Bendigo - Kennington — lower than 68% of areas.

East Bendigo - Kennington4.0%
3550, VIC 4.8%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time work is less common here, with 55% of residents in such roles, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This is well below the 59.2% seen across Victoria.

Unemployment rate

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4.0% ▼ -15.9%

Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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56.4% ▼ -2.6%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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55.0% ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.7%, followed by education and training at 10.6%. Other common industries include retail trade, construction, and food and accommodation.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.6% and clerical or administrative staff at 12.3%.

Occupations people work in

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In East Bendigo - Kennington, the largest group is Professionals at 27%, followed by Community & personal service (13%) and Clerical & administrative (12%).

Professionals 26.8% Community & personal service 12.6% Clerical & administrative 12.3% Managers 11.9% Technicians & trades 11.5% Labourers 10.2% Sales workers 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers 4.5%

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 East Bendigo - Kennington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011020/east-bendigo-kennington/topic/employment