7.7% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bundamba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bundamba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Bundamba, where 15.4% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While full-time work rates are typical for the region, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most other places. This creates a mixed economic landscape for the local community.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.7%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure of 5.4%. Meanwhile, 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a little below the national figure of 61.1%.
58.9% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in Bundamba work across a variety of sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 15.4%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 11.6% and manufacturing at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 14.7%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 14.3% and community and personal service roles at 14.2%.
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 Bundamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30426/bundamba/topic/employment