3.8% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bethanga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bethanga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Bethanga have remained steady over the last decade, with 64.4% of adults now working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a community where a high proportion of the adult population is active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 60.3%, while the unemployment rate of 3.8% is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
64.4% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with the largest shares in health care and social assistance (15.5%) and construction (14.7%). Other key industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.1%, and education and training at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management and professional roles are the most common, making up 23.0% and 22.6% of jobs respectively. Technicians and tradespeople account for 17.9% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 12.3%.
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 Bethanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20229/bethanga/topic/employment