4.4% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bunbury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bunbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of full-time workers than the national average defines the employment landscape in Bunbury. While 63% of the workforce holds a full-time role, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than in most areas, with only 57.8% of adults in the labour force. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
57.8% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Bunbury, accounting for 18.3% of jobs. Other major industries include education and training at 10.8% and construction at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.3%, followed by technicians and trades at 13.6% and managers at 13.4%.
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 Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50210/bunbury/topic/employment