6.4% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Banksia · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Banksia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.4% shapes the local job market in Banksia. While most workers are in stable full-time roles, more people here are out of work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.8%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average.
57.9% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.2% and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most typical occupation at 24.4%, while clerical and administrative positions make up 15.6% 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 Banksia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10179/banksia/topic/employment