1.9% ▼ -58.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bombowlee · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny 1.9% unemployment rate marks the workforce in Bombowlee as being very stable. This is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time work is also very common here, with 66.2% of the population employed in a full-time role.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian average of 61.1%. This high level of activity is reflected in the fact that full-time employment is well above the New South Wales figure.
1.9% ▼ -58.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
63.0% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.2% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 14%. Construction, manufacturing, and education and training each employ around 11% of residents, while agriculture, forestry and fishing account for 10.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades are the most common roles at 19.1%, followed closely by managers at 18.5%. Professionals make up 14.6% of the local workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 13.4%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bombowlee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10458/bombowlee/topic/employment