4.1% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Bunbury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Bunbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer in South Bunbury, with 16.5% of the workforce in these roles. The local job market is fairly typical for the region, with a similar share of full-time workers to the national average. Most people here find work in professional or trade roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, while the unemployment rate is 4.1%, about the same as the state and national figures.
59.3% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 58.7%
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 at 16.5%, followed by construction at 11.2% and education and training at 9.7%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 9.1% and manufacturing at 7.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 21.9% of workers. This is followed by technicians and trades at 17.0%, clerical and administrative roles at 12.5%, and community and personal service workers at 11.1%.
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 South Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51363/south-bunbury/topic/employment