7.6% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bundamba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Bundamba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Bundamba compared to most other areas. While full-time employment is about the same as the national figure, the local unemployment rate of 7.6% is a little above the Queensland and Australian averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 58.5%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Unemployment is also much higher than most areas, though it did fall slightly since 2011.
58.5% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.3%, followed by retail trade at 10.8% and manufacturing at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is spread across several roles, with technicians and trades being the most common at 14.7%, followed closely by labourers at 14.4%.
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 Bundamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031284/bundamba/topic/employment