2.9% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bilpin · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 57.2% of adults in Bilpin are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This is a place where fewer people are in the workforce compared to most other areas. While unemployment is a little below the national rate at 2.9%, full-time employment is also much lower than usual.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is lower than most areas. Full-time employment is particularly low at 50.3%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
2.9% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
57.2% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 16.3%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.2%. Health care and social assistance make up 8.8% of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 21.9%. Managers make up 19.6% of the workforce, while professionals account for 16.0%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bilpin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10357/bilpin/topic/employment