4.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Bunbury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in East Bunbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 56.4% of adults in East Bunbury are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This low level of employment stands out in a place where health care and construction are the primary industries for those in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, sitting 4.7 percentage points below the Australian average. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
56.4% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.2%. Construction follows at 11.2%, with retail trade making up 10.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%. Other common roles include labourers at 14.0% and professionals at 13.7%.
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 East Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50452/east-bunbury/topic/employment