2.8% ▼ -38.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bowral · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bowral
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Bowral, where 15.6% of workers are in this field. This is a place where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. While employment levels are lower, the unemployment rate is a low 2.8%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Australian average of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national figures, with 52.7% of the workforce in full-time roles.
48.6% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 15.6%, followed by education and training at 11.0%. Other common industries include professional and technical services, retail trade, and accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%, with managers following at 17.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades, clerical and administrative staff, and community and personal service workers.
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 Bowral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10534/bowral/topic/employment