6.6% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bundoora - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Bundoora - West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.6% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas, marking Bundoora - West as a place where finding work is tougher than average. Only 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of full-time workers has fallen 6.0 percentage points since 2011 to 56.5%, a figure slightly below the Victorian average. This is consistent with a workforce that is well below the state and national figures for those working or looking for work.
56.8% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 56.5%
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 15.0%, followed by retail trade at 11.1% and construction at 10.4%. Education and training and manufacturing also employ significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.0%, while technicians and trades people make up 15.2%. Clerical and administrative staff account for 13.3% of workers, with community and personal service roles at 11.6%.
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 Bundoora - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041217/bundoora-west/topic/employment