6.5% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Bathurst · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Bathurst
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 6.5% defines the local job market in West Bathurst compared to the state and national figures. While many residents find steady work, this gap suggests more people here are struggling to find jobs than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 58.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment stands at 58.5%, aligning closely with both state and national levels.
58.4% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.9%, followed by education and training at 11.8% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and community and personal service workers are the most common roles, making up 17.7% and 17.2% of the workforce respectively. Labourers and technicians or trades people also make up a large share, at 14.2% and 14.0%.
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 West Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14258/west-bathurst/topic/employment