6.1% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bombo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bombo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 33% of the workforce in Bombo, the largest occupational group in the area. While a high 66.2% of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas at 6.1%. This is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure, with only 50.5% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is far lower than the 58.9% seen across Australia.
66.2% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 17.6%, followed by public administration and safety and education and training, both at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from professionals, technicians and trades workers make up 22% of the local workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 14.3%.
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 Bombo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10457/bombo/topic/employment