8.2% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bingil Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bingil Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 8.2% marks the job market in Bingil Bay, which is well above the national figure. Only about half of the adults here are working or looking for work, creating a workforce that is far smaller than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state and national figures, sitting at just 42.1%. Overall, the 52.8% of adults working or looking for work is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
52.8% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.1% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in the area mostly work in accommodation and food services, which accounts for 16.9% of jobs. Construction, education, and health care each make up 10.4% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common job type at 20.2%. This is followed by technicians, trades, and community or personal service workers, who each make up 16.9% of occupations.
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 Bingil Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30256/bingil-bay/topic/employment