3.1% ▼ -63.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Bendigo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 50% of residents in West Bendigo work full-time, which is well below the typical Australian experience. This creates a local workforce where part-time work is more common than in most other areas, though unemployment remains low at 3.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a little below the national figure. While the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national levels, full-time employment is well below Victoria's 59.2%.
59.3% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.7% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in West Bendigo at 20%, followed by retail trade at 9.7% and construction at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%, while labourers, community and personal service workers, and clerical staff each account for around 13% to 16% of the 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 West Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22754/west-bendigo/topic/employment