3.6% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bandya · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bandya
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining dominates the daily work life of Bandya, where 88.7% of the workforce is employed in that single industry. This focus creates a unique job market where nearly everyone is in the resources sector, though only 40% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While far fewer adults work or look for work compared to the rest of the country, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles. At 81.1%, full-time employment is far above the Western Australian figure.
40.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 86.2%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
81.1% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 86.5%
- 2021: 81.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is almost entirely based on mining, which employs 88.7% of the workforce. Manufacturing accounts for a small 2.8%, while other sectors like construction and agriculture have no presence here.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most of the workforce are machinery operators and drivers at 53.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 22.6%. Professionals and managers make up smaller shares at 6.6% and 5.7% respectively.
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 Bandya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50067/bandya/topic/employment