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+).
Bimbi · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over 70% of workers in Bimbi are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making farming the dominant part of daily life. While fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most areas, those who are employed do so overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 74.1%, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. This is despite a lower proportion of adults working or looking for work (52.6%) compared to the state and nation, while the unemployment rate is well below the national level at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
52.6% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
74.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily reliant on the land, with 70.4% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other employment is found in transport and warehousing (14.8%), followed by education and health care at 11.1% each.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are common here, accounting for 37.0% of occupations. Professionals and labourers each make up 18.5% of the workforce, while 14.8% work in clerical and administrative roles.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bimbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10359/bimbi/topic/employment