5.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bundoora - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people hold full-time roles in Bundoora - East than in most similar areas. While 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, the share of full-time employment has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is less common here, at 55.8%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. Unemployment sits at 5.5%, a rate that is higher than most similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
5.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
60.1% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for 15.9% of the workforce, followed by construction at 11.8% and education and training at 10.0%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%, while technicians and trades people account for 14.8% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bundoora - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011196/bundoora-east/topic/employment