6.4% ▲ +78.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bencubbin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bencubbin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure in Bencubbin, where 63.4% of the workforce holds these roles. This focus on stable work is a key feature of the local economy, though the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63% of adults are working or looking for work, which is nearly the same as the state figure. However, the unemployment rate is a little above the Australian average at 6.4%.
63.0% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.0%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 42.6% of the workforce. Other common sectors include public administration and safety at 12.9%, and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of workers are managers, making it the most common occupation in the area. Labourers make up 15.8% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 11.9%.
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 Bencubbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50106/bencubbin/topic/employment