5.7% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Benowa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Benowa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Benowa, where 15.9% of the workforce is employed in these fields. While most adults are working or looking for work, the area has seen a notable drop in full-time employment over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work fell to 51.9% since 2011, a figure that is now well below the national average. The unemployment rate is 5.7%, which is higher than most similar areas.
59.5% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the local workforce is largely employed in retail trade at 9.9%, accommodation and food services at 9.7%, and professional and technical services at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.7%, followed by managers at 16.4% and clerical or administrative workers at 12.9%.
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 Benowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309101267/benowa/topic/employment