10.8% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bowenfels · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bowenfels
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bowenfels than in most similar areas. Only 40.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low participation is paired with a high unemployment rate of 10.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 10.8%, which is well above the state figure of 4.9%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, at 54.5%.
40.5% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13%, followed by retail trade at 11%. Other notable sectors include public administration and safety (10.1%), accommodation and food (9.8%), and mining (9.6%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 14.8%. This is followed closely by technicians and trades at 14.2% and labourers at 14.1%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 13.2%.
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 Bowenfels [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10527/bowenfels/topic/employment