14.7% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bolivar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bolivar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher unemployment rate of 14.7% marks the job market in Bolivar compared to the rest of the country. Only 31.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the South Australian average at 45.4%. This is consistent with the area's overall low workforce participation and an unemployment rate that is well above the national figure.
31.9% ▼ -36.3%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.4% ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Bolivar is spread across several sectors, with administrative and support services leading at 14.4%, followed by transport and warehousing at 12.4% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 37.1%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 26.8% and technicians and trades at 9.3%.
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 Bolivar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40133/bolivar/topic/employment