4.3% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bective · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Bective compared to the rest of the country. This activity is driven by a very high rate of full-time employment, with 71.9% of the workforce in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72.3% of adults are in the workforce, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
4.3% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
72.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for the area, employing 34.2% of people. Other common fields include health care and social assistance at 12.3% and education at 8.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.9%, followed by professionals at 15.8%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 14% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bective [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10245/bective/topic/employment