10.5% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bundaberg South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bundaberg South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Bundaberg South compared to the rest of the country. While many residents are employed, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 10.5%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 57.2%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 59.0%.
52.4% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 19.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.6%. Other significant employers include retail trade and accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 27.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.4% and professionals at 13.1%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30423/bundaberg-south/topic/employment