5.3% ▼ -31.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bendolba · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction and healthcare are the most common industries for workers in Bendolba, where both employ 14.9% of the workforce. The area has a smaller proportion of people working or looking for work than most similar places. This shift is reflected in a full-time employment rate that sits well below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 53.5%, while the 5.3% unemployment rate is higher than in most similar areas.
5.3% ▼ -31.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
57.7% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance both at 14.9%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and education and training follow closely, each employing 14.0% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.5%. Other common roles include professionals at 16.7% and community and personal service workers at 15.8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bendolba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10291/bendolba/topic/employment