4.8% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bombay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bombay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working full-time in Bombay than in most similar areas, though fewer residents are in the workforce overall. While 62.5% of workers have full-time roles, only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
54.8% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Bombay is spread across several sectors, with the largest shares in agriculture, forestry and fishing (18.8%) and public administration and safety (17.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are very common here, making up 39.1% of jobs. Professionals follow at 25%, while community and personal service workers account for 17.2% 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 Bombay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10455/bombay/topic/employment