4.3% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Bathurst · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Bathurst
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in South Bathurst, where 17.7% of the workforce is employed in this field. The area's job market is balanced, with about 58.6% of adults working or looking for work, which is similar to the New South Wales figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the state average. Full-time employment sits at 56.0%, a little below the national figure of 58.9%, while the unemployment rate is 4.3%.
58.6% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 17.7%, followed by education and training at 11.8%. Retail trade employs 10.4%, while construction and accommodation and food services both sit around 7-8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.4%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 16.5%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.6% of jobs, while labourers and sales workers represent 13.3% and 10.2% respectively.
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 South Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13593/south-bathurst/topic/employment