3.3% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bywong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bywong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well above the national average, 67.4% of adults in Bywong are working or looking for work. This highlights a highly active local workforce, where full-time employment is particularly strong compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 66.9%, sitting well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. The unemployment rate is a little below the national level at 3.3%.
67.4% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.9% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
A quarter of the workforce is employed in public administration and safety, while professional and technical services make up 12.6% of jobs. Construction is also a major employer at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by professionals and managers, who together make up over half of all jobs. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 12.8%.
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 Bywong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10733/bywong/topic/employment