3.3% ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bolwarra Heights · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Bolwarra Heights compared to the rest of the state. This activity is reflected in a strong local workforce, where 70.7% of adults are engaged in the labour force.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 70.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate of 3.3% is a little below both the state and national figures.
3.3% ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
70.7% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 14.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for residents at 24%, while technicians and trades workers make up 15.8% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bolwarra Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10450/bolwarra-heights/topic/employment