8.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bunnaloo · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Bunnaloo compared to the rest of the country. While full-time employment is well above the national figure, the area also faces an unemployment rate that is much higher than most similar places.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also high at 64.7%, though the unemployment rate of 8.8% is well above the national average of 5.1%.
8.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
64.8% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 68.6% of the workforce. Other roles are found in education and training at 7.8% and manufacturing at 5.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 58.8%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 13.7%, professionals at 11.8%, and labourers at 7.8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bunnaloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10685/bunnaloo/topic/employment