4.3% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bendigo · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Bendigo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in full-time work in Bendigo than in most similar areas. While 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is lower than most other areas of its type.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 3.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 56.1%, a figure well below the Victorian average of 59.2%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.3% since 2011, which is about the same as the national figure.
59.7% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 56.1%
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 19.7%, followed by retail trade at 10% and construction at 9.2%. Other major industries include education and training at 8.9% and manufacturing at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.1%. Community and personal service workers make up 13.8% of the workforce, with technicians and trades following closely at 13.4%.
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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20201/bendigo/topic/employment