4.9% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bunyah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bunyah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults are working or looking for work in Bunyah, which is far below the national figure. The local workforce is small and spread across a few different sectors, with only 50% of the population in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas and far below the Australian average of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
50.4% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 21.4%, followed by retail trade at 17.9% and construction at 14.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional and managerial roles are the most common, each making up 21.4% of jobs, while labourers account for 17.9% of the workforce.
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 Bunyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10687/bunyah/topic/employment