0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bon Accord · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment levels have remained steady in Bon Accord, where a huge 91.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure and is underpinned by a local economy where nearly half of the workforce is tied to the land.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Almost every adult here is in the workforce, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures. While full-time employment at 54.5% is well below the state average, the unemployment rate is a remarkable 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
91.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 45.5% of workers. Construction makes up another 22.7% of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 31.8%, followed by labourers at 18.2% and professionals at 13.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bon Accord [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30307/bon-accord/topic/employment