8.2% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bundaberg North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bundaberg North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Bundaberg North than in most similar areas. The local jobless rate is 8.2%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. This creates a challenging economic landscape for the suburb compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 54.4%, while the unemployment rate is much higher than in most areas.
43.9% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 54.4%
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 18.2%, followed by retail trade at 12%. Other common industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing (9.3%) and construction (7.7%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.8% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.1%.
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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30422/bundaberg-north/topic/employment