4.1% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bendigo · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Bendigo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bendigo than in the typical Australian area. While the unemployment rate is a low 4.1%, the proportion of full-time workers has fallen significantly over the last decade. This creates a local job market that sits well below state and national figures for workforce participation.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 3.3 points since 2011 to 54.9%, a rate much lower than most other areas.
58.0% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 54.9%
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 17.8%, followed by retail trade at 9.4% and construction at 9.3%. Education and training and manufacturing also employ around 9% and 8% of the workforce respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.1%. Other common jobs include technicians and trades at 13.6%, managers at 13.2%, and community and personal service workers at 12.8%.
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/sa4/202/bendigo/topic/employment