0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bungunya · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bungunya
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture and forestry employ 63% of workers in Bungunya, making the land the primary driver of the local economy. This is a place where full-time work is the norm, and it is rare for anyone to be without a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far more common here than in the rest of the country, sitting at 77.8%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 57.5%, which is well below the national figure. Notably, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, far lower than the 5.1% seen across Australia.
57.5% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.6%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.8% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.1%
- 2016: 78.6%
- 2021: 77.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is heavily concentrated in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, which accounts for 63% of all jobs. Professional and technical roles make up another 22.2% of the industry mix.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 37%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 18.5%. Other roles include machinery operators and drivers at 14.8% and labourers at 11.1%.
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 Bungunya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30435/bungunya/topic/employment