2.4% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Bowenfels · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Bowenfels
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 2.4% defines the workforce in South Bowenfels, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. While few people are without work, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is quite low for the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average of 61.1%. For those who are employed, 59.2% work full-time, which is about the same as the typical Australian worker.
53.2% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 12.9%, followed closely by mining at 12.1% and public administration and safety at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%, with clerical and administrative roles following at 15.6% and technicians and trades at 14.9%.
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 Bowenfels [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13594/south-bowenfels/topic/employment