3.3% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bandy Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people work full-time in Bandy Creek than in most similar areas. While 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, the share of those in full-time roles is well below the Western Australian figure. This creates a workforce profile that differs slightly from the state and national norms.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
62.2% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.2%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Bandy Creek is spread across several sectors. Retail trade is the most common industry at 12.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.0% and education and training at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians or trades workers are the most common roles, each making up 15.9% of the workforce. Managers follow closely at 14.8%, while sales workers account for 13.2% of jobs.
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 Bandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50066/bandy-creek/topic/employment