0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bewong · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of full-time workers live in Bewong compared to the rest of the state. While the typical adult is less likely to be working or looking for work than in other areas, there is currently no unemployment in the community.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 69.4%, which is 11 percentage points above the national figure. This stands in contrast to the overall workforce, as only 56.5% of adults are working or looking for work.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
56.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for local workers at 27.8%, followed by retail trade at 16.7%. Manufacturing, construction, and food and accommodation each account for 8.3% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 27.8%, closely followed by professionals at 25%. Technicians and trades make up 22.2% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10331/bewong/topic/employment