4.2% ▼ -49.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bangholme · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bangholme
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bangholme compared to most similar areas. Only 23.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a unique employment profile where a small portion of the population holds the bulk of the local jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest at this level, sitting at 23.2%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 56%, while the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the national figure.
23.2% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.5%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.8%. Other notable sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.4% and retail trade at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17%, with labourers following at 15.7%. Professionals account for 13.2% of the workforce, while technicians, trades, and community service workers each make up 11.9%.
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 Bangholme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20131/bangholme/topic/employment