4.6% ▼ -34.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bonniefield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bonniefield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Bonniefield compared to the rest of the state. Only 49.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. This is a sparsely populated area where mining and farming are the main sources of employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 58.1%, a little below the state figure of 60.2%.
49.2% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer at 20.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.3% and construction at 15.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 24.4%. Professionals, labourers, and managers also feature prominently, accounting for 14%, 14% and 12.8% of workers 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 Bonniefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50142/bonniefield/topic/employment