8.1% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bonnyrigg · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bonnyrigg
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 8.1% is well above the national figure in Bonnyrigg. This high rate is reflected in a workforce that is much smaller than in most other areas. Only 41.6% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is far below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures, with only 52.7% of the workforce in these roles. This is much lower than most similar areas.
41.6% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing as the largest employer at 12.7%. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 11.7%, with retail trade at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 15.8% of workers, while machinery operators and drivers (14.9%) and labourers (14.7%) also represent large shares of the local jobs.
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 Bonnyrigg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10469/bonnyrigg/topic/employment