14.8% ▲ +90.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bohle · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bohle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Unemployment in Bohle is among the highest for similar areas, with a rate of 14.8%. While many residents hold steady full-time roles, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is far below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, only 49.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate far below the Australian average of 61.1%.
49.1% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.2% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly across several sectors, with construction, retail trade, transport and warehousing, and administrative and support services each employing 19.6% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group at 23.9%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.2% and managers at 13.0%.
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 Bohle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30299/bohle/topic/employment