5.2% ▲ +64.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bugaldie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bugaldie
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 Bugaldie compared to the rest of the state, with a rate of 47.2%. Despite this, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, at 64.2%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas. However, the unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
47.2% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Bugaldie is spread across several fields, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 32.1%. Public administration, education, and health care each account for 15.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a third of the workforce are managers, the most common role at 34.0%. Professionals make up 20.8%, followed by labourers at 9.4%.
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 Bugaldie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10643/bugaldie/topic/employment