8.7% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bolton Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bolton Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bolton Point than in most similar areas. The community faces a tough job market, with an unemployment rate of 8.7% that is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, with 52.0% of residents in these roles.
46.8% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 20.0%. Retail trade and construction follow closely, accounting for 10.9% and 10.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 16.2% and community and personal service workers at 15.9%.
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 Bolton Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10448/bolton-point/topic/employment