0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bushy Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bushy Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment is the standout feature of the workforce in Bushy Park. While the area is sparsely populated, those who are working or looking for work find a rare level of job security. This stability sits alongside a strong local reliance on primary industries.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment stands at 54.9%, which is about the same as the state average.
56.1% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for the area at 33.8%. Other common fields of work include retail trade at 15.5% and education and training at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 22.5%, followed by managers at 19.7%. Sales workers account for 11.3% of the local workforce.
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 Bushy Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60086/bushy-park/topic/employment