7.4% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bouvard · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bouvard
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Bouvard have shifted over the last decade, though the area now faces significant job challenges. Far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. This is most evident in an unemployment rate of 7.4%, which is a little above the state and national figures of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 54.1%, well below Western Australia's 60.2%.
48.4% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 14.2%, followed by mining at 11.7% and health care and social assistance at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five workers are technicians and tradespeople. Other common roles include professionals at 15.6%, labourers at 12.6%, and managers at 12.0%.
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 Bouvard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50161/bouvard/topic/employment