5.5% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bathurst · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bathurst
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people work full-time in Bathurst than in most similar areas. While the typical worker has a full-time role, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 60.5%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. However, the unemployment rate is 5.5%, a figure higher than most similar areas.
57.9% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 60.5%
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 19.4%. Other common industries include education and training at 11.8% and retail trade at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%. Community and personal service workers follow at 17.0%, while technicians and trades account for 12.6% of the 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 Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10231/bathurst/topic/employment