2.9% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bonython · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bonython
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 69% of adults in Bonython are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This high level of activity is matched by a strong full-time employment rate of 66.1%, making it an area where a large majority of the workforce is steadily employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.8% of adults are in the workforce, a figure much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also high at 66.1%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 2.9%.
68.8% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.4%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.1% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Government work is the primary employer here, with 30.8% of people working in public administration and safety. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.6%, and professional and technical roles make up 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation group at 26%, followed by clerical and administrative workers at 20.1%. Managers make up 15% of the workforce, while technicians and trades people account for 11.9%.
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 Bonython [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80026/bonython/topic/employment