3.5% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bardon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Bardon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles dominate the workforce in Bardon, where 17.5% of workers are in this field. This is a high-employment area where 72.8% of adults are working or looking for work, far exceeding both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 72.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This strong participation is matched by a low unemployment rate of 3.5%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
72.8% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in professional and technical services at 17.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.9% and education and training at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 42.9% of workers, with managers making up another 20.5% of the local workforce.
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 Bardon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305041134/bardon/topic/employment