14.7% ▼ -28.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bundagen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bundagen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A stark unemployment rate of 14.7% defines the current job market in Bundagen. This is well above the national figure, marking the area as one of the hardest hit among similar regions. Only 41.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Few residents hold full-time roles, with only 9.1% employed full-time compared to 58.9% across Australia. This gap helps explain why the unemployment rate is so much higher than the state's 4.9%.
41.5% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
9.1% ▼ -81.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 42.4% of the workforce. Retail trade, accommodation and food, and education and training each employ 15.2% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About 27.3% of workers are in community and personal service roles, followed by professionals at 24.2%. Sales workers make up 18.2% of the local workforce, while labourers and managers account for 15.2% and 12.1% respectively.
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 Bundagen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10666/bundagen/topic/employment