0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bowman Farm · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over half of the workforce in Bowman Farm are managers, which is a standout feature for this small area. While 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, the area has a very low full-time employment rate of 27.3% compared to the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures. However, full-time work is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, at only 27.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
58.8% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
27.3% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Industry is split across three main sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 31.8%, followed by education and health care at 22.7% each.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most residents hold leadership roles, with 54.5% working as managers. Technicians and tradespeople make up another 18.2% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bowman Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10530/bowman-farm/topic/employment