4.0% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bunya · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bunya
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Bunya than in most similar areas. While 74.4% of adults are active in the labour market, the proportion of those in full-time roles is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia. However, full-time employment sits at 55.4%, well below the national average of 58.9%.
74.4% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.5%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 74.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.5%, followed by education and training at 11.4% and construction at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.9%, while managers account for 17.6%. Technicians, trades, and clerical workers each make up 12.7% of the 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 Bunya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30437/bunya/topic/employment