2.8% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bovell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bovell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of full-time work than most areas defines the workforce in Bovell, where only 50.2% of people are employed full-time. Despite this, the area has a strong engagement with the workforce. It is a diverse employment hub where professionals and those in education and health play a significant role.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 65.1% of adults doing so, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 2.8%, a little below the 5.1% recorded for both Western Australia and Australia.
65.1% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.2% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in Bovell work across a range of sectors, led by education and training at 13.9%. Other common industries include retail trade at 13.1% and health care and social assistance at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.5%. Technicians and trades make up 17.3% of the workforce, while managers account for 16.9%.
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 Bovell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50162/bovell/topic/employment