6.7% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bundaberg · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Bundaberg
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 11 percentage points separates Bundaberg from the Queensland average for adults working or looking for work. While the unemployment rate of 6.7% is a little above the national figure, it has fallen 2.1 points since 2011. The region relies on a diverse mix of healthcare, retail, and farming jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment stands at 58.3%, which is about the same as the rest of the country, though this figure fell 2.4 points since 2011.
50.7% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 58.3%
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 10.4%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a significant role, employing 9.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and labourers are the most common roles, making up 15.6% and 15.4% of workers respectively. Other common jobs include community and personal service workers at 14.1% and technicians and trades at 13.7%.
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 Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31901/bundaberg/topic/employment