5.5% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bonnells Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bonnells Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller share of the local workforce is in full-time employment than in previous years. Bonnells Bay now sees only 53.2% of its workers in full-time roles, which is well below the national figure. The area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the New South Wales average. This lower activity is mirrored in full-time employment, which sits at 53.2% and is much lower than most other areas.
54.4% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.2%, followed by construction at 12.2% and retail trade at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 17.2% of workers. Technicians and trades follow at 14.9%, with clerical and administrative staff making up 14.5% 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 Bonnells Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10466/bonnells-bay/topic/employment