0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Old Bonalbo · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than half of the local workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Old Bonalbo. This reflects a small, specialised job market where the typical worker is more likely to be a manager or labourer than a professional.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 36.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is also far below the state average, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below most other areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
36.7% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.9% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 57.1%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 23.8%, and education and training at 14.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 42.9%, followed by labourers at 33.3%. Community and personal service workers account for 23.8% of the workforce, while there are no professionals or tradespeople.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Old Bonalbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13085/old-bonalbo/topic/employment