7.1% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bundaberg East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bundaberg East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Finding a job is harder for many in Bundaberg East, where the unemployment rate is 7.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits above both the Queensland and national figures. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, sitting at 55.7%.
54.5% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.1%, followed by retail trade at 10.2% and education and training at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%, while community and personal service workers account for 15.7% of the local 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 Bundaberg East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30421/bundaberg-east/topic/employment