4.5% ▼ -51.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bodalla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bodalla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bodalla than in most similar areas. Only about half of the adult population is in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is a place where nearly 16% of workers are employed in health care or agriculture.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 50.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, while the unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the national figure.
50.8% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with health care and social assistance (15.5%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (15.2%) being the most common industries. Construction follows closely at 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades (16.1%), while community and personal service workers and labourers each account for 14.6% of the workforce.
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 Bodalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10433/bodalla/topic/employment