3.7% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bega · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bega
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer in Bega, where 21.5% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This professional hub supports a diverse local economy, though far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 52.8%, but the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below the national average.
52.5% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local job market is led by health care and social assistance at 21.5%, followed by retail trade at 11.8% and manufacturing at 10.2%. Construction and accommodation and food services make up 8% and 7.2% of roles respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 19.6%, while professionals make up 17.1% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers account for 15.4%, with technicians and trades at 12.2% and clerical roles at 10.5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bega
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bega [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10253/bega/topic/employment