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Westcourt - Bungalow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Westcourt - Bungalow

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

Just over half of adults in Westcourt - Bungalow are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average. While full-time employment is about the same as the rest of Australia, the area faces a tough job market with an unemployment rate of 8.3%.

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📍 Westcourt - Bungalow, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Westcourt - Bungalow sits — Unemployment rate

8.3% ▼ -26.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Westcourt - Bungalow — higher than 90% of areas.

Westcourt - Bungalow8.3%
4870, QLD 6.0%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Fewer adults here are active in the workforce compared to most similar areas, with only 52.6% working or seeking jobs. This is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%, and the local unemployment rate of 8.3% is well above the national average.

Unemployment rate

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8.3% ▼ -26.3%

Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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52.6% ▼ -1.3%

Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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58.6% ▼ -11.0%

Lower than 51% 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 16.8%, followed by accommodation and food services at 14.0%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.6% and construction at 7.0%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%. They are closely followed by technicians and trades workers and community and personal service staff, who both sit at 16.8%.

Occupations people work in

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Westcourt - Bungalow splits fairly evenly between Professionals (18%) and Technicians & trades (17%), with Community & personal service at 17%.

Professionals 17.3% Technicians & trades 16.8% Community & personal service 16.8% Labourers 13.0% Managers 9.9% Clerical & administrative 9.3% Sales workers 9.0% Machinery operators & drivers 6.1%

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 Westcourt - Bungalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021154/westcourt-bungalow/topic/employment