4.0% ▼ -52.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bungwahl · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bungwahl
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Bungwahl have shifted since 2011, though the area now has a much smaller workforce than most similar places. Fewer than half of adults are currently working or looking for work, with only 28.1% of the population in full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is much lower than in New South Wales, the unemployment rate of 4.0% is about the same as the state average.
46.9% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
28.1% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 16.7%, followed closely by construction at 15.6%. Retail trade and education both account for 9.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.9%, followed by labourers at 16.7%. Managers, professionals, and community service workers each represent between 13.5% and 14.6% of occupations.
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 Bungwahl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10684/bungwahl/topic/employment