2.9% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bonegilla · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Bonegilla compared to the rest of the country. About 80.6% of adults are in the workforce, with full-time employment being particularly common here. This creates a workforce that is much more active than the Victorian or national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is very common here, and 75.1% of residents have full-time jobs, which is far above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 2.9%, a little below both the state and national rates.
2.9% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
80.6% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.1% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry, employing 59.5% of the workforce. Other common fields include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 6.3% and health care and social assistance at 5.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 36.9%. Technicians and trades are also common at 14.9%, followed closely by managers at 14.5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bonegilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20279/bonegilla/topic/employment