19.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bungama · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over 20% of workers in Bungama are employed in public administration and safety. This is a small community where full-time work is common for those employed, but the area faces a very high unemployment rate of 19.6%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 65.1% of the workforce are employed full-time—well above the national figure of 58.9%—the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below both the state and national rates.
19.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
56.0% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors are public administration and safety at 20.9%, followed by construction and health care and social assistance, which both sit at 11.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers and machinery operators and drivers are the most common roles at 20.9% each, with technicians, trades, and labourers all following closely at 18.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bungama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40188/bungama/topic/employment