4.4% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bondi Junction · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well over 65% of adults in Bondi Junction are working or looking for work, which is far higher than the national figure. This is a high-earning hub where the vast majority of the workforce is employed in full-time roles. The local economy is driven by a heavy concentration of professional and managerial staff.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 65.2%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. While the unemployment rate is 4.4%, this is about the same as the state and national rates.
4.4% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
65.9% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.2% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 17.3%. Finance and insurance follow at 11.6%, while health care and social assistance make up 10.7% of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The area is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 39.1% of workers and managers accounting for 19.7%. Clerical and administrative staff represent another 10.2% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bondi Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10465/bondi-junction/topic/employment