0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bentley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bentley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate stands out in Bentley, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%. Most adults here are in work or seeking it, and the local economy is heavily driven by farming and retail.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.3%, just a little below the Australian average of 58.9%.
59.4% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 23.6%. Retail trade and health care and social assistance follow, each employing 14.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four residents works as a manager, making up 25.5% of the local workforce. Professionals follow at 16.4%, with labourers accounting for 15.5% of jobs.
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 Bentley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10298/bentley/topic/employment