14.0% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bidwill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bidwill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 14.0% marks the daily reality for many in Bidwill. This figure is well above the national average, contributing to a workforce that is significantly smaller than in other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 34.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also low at 50.3%, sitting well below the national average.
34.4% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are retail trade at 14.6% and health care and social assistance at 12.7%. Other notable sectors include transport and warehousing at 10.3% and construction at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Many residents work as machinery operators and drivers (19.7%) or labourers (18.1%). Community and personal service roles make up 14.7% of the local workforce, while technicians, trades, and clerical roles each account for 10.8%.
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 Bidwill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10339/bidwill/topic/employment