4.4% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bateman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Bateman than in 2011, where the figure fell by 3.1 percentage points. This shift comes alongside a steady workforce, with 58% of residents employed full-time. Most people here work in professional roles within the health, education, and technical sectors.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 62.8%, which is a little above the national figure. Full-time employment has barely changed since 2011, while the unemployment rate remains steady at 4.4%, about the same as the state and national rates.
4.4% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
62.8% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 15.8% of the workforce. Education and training (12.3%) and professional and technical services (11.2%) also employ large shares of the local population.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation in Bateman, making up 36.2% of the workforce. Managers follow at 13%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 12.7% of jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bateman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041176/bateman/topic/employment