3.3% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bedfordale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bedfordale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Bedfordale compared to the rest of the country. About 68.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This strong engagement with work is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people here are employed full-time than in most other areas, sitting at 61.6%. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
68.5% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 12.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.3% and manufacturing at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%. Professionals follow at 17.0%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 15.2% 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 Bedfordale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50092/bedfordale/topic/employment