5.2% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bolwarra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bolwarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Bolwarra compared to most other areas, with only 56.4% of adults in the labour force. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. A small number of residents are out of work, while others have moved away from full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state rate, with only 47.6% of people working full-time. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is about the same as the national figure but higher than in most similar areas.
56.4% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.6% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 47.6%
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 16.4%, followed by manufacturing at 13.0% and construction at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%, while labourers account for 15.8%. Professionals and machinery operators and drivers both represent 13.0% 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 Bolwarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20274/bolwarra/topic/employment