6.6% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bundoora · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bundoora
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher unemployment than most similar areas defines the job market in Bundoora. While about 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate is 6.6%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national average at 55.8%. This is 3.1 percentage points lower than the Australian figure and also well below Victoria's 59.2%.
60.9% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 55.8%
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 15.5%. Retail trade follows at 10.6%, with construction employing 10.2% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 23.6% of workers. Clerical and administrative jobs follow at 13.9%, and technicians or tradespeople make up 13.3%.
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 Bundoora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20399/bundoora/topic/employment