3.7% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bonbeach · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for people in Bonbeach, where 14.5% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a strong employment profile, with a higher proportion of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 63%, while the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below the Victorian figure.
3.7% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
64.1% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, construction is a major employer at 13.3%, followed by education and training at 10.5%. Professional and technical services and retail trade each account for about 8% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.4%, followed by managers at 16%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff (14.7%) and technicians and trades (14.2%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bonbeach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20278/bonbeach/topic/employment