4.7% ▼ -45.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bungonia · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bungonia
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 Bungonia compared to most similar areas. Only 53.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This puts the town in a unique position compared to its peers across the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is lower than most areas at 54.5%, well below the NSW figure of 58%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
53.2% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 15%, followed by construction at 11% and health care and social assistance at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 12%, while community and personal service and clerical roles both sit at 11.5%.
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 Bungonia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10682/bungonia/topic/employment