4.5% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bendigo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Bendigo compared to the state average. While the unemployment rate of 4.5% is higher than most similar areas, the local workforce is anchored by a very strong health care sector.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment sits at 57.7%, also slightly lower than the state and national rates.
60.7% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 57.7%
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 22.1%, followed by education and training at 10.2%. Other major sectors include accommodation and food (9.8%), retail trade (8.3%), and construction (7.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.7%. Managers account for 12.9%, while community and personal service workers represent 12.2% of the local workforce.
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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20208/bendigo/topic/employment