0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bonshaw · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Bonshaw have remained steady, with 57.4% of the workforce in full-time roles. The area's most striking feature is a complete lack of unemployment, which is well below both state and national figures. This stability supports a local economy heavily tied to the land.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, far lower than the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
56.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 54.1% of the workforce. Other common sectors include manufacturing at 9.8% and education and training at 8.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are managers, making up 44.3% of the local workforce. This is followed by professionals and labourers, who each account for 11.5% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bonshaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10471/bonshaw/topic/employment