5.0% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bunbury · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Bunbury
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 Bunbury compared to the rest of the state. While the unemployment rate is a steady 5.0%, the proportion of people in the workforce has fallen since 2011. This creates a local job market where health care and construction are the dominant employers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australia figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment has also dropped 3.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 58.9%.
59.9% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 58.9%
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 13.6%, followed by construction at 10.5% and manufacturing at 9.9%. Other major industries include retail trade and mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.9%. Professionals follow at 14.9%, while labourers account for 13.4% of the local workforce.
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 Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50102/bunbury/topic/employment