4.5% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bathurst · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Bathurst
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Bathurst compared to most other areas. While the unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is lower than most places, the overall share of the population in the workforce is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.0%, though this has fallen since 2011. The percentage of adults working or looking for work is 56.6%, which is much lower than in most other areas.
56.6% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.8%, followed by education and training at 9.7% and retail trade at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.7%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.9% and community and personal service workers at 14.0%.
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 Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10007/bathurst/topic/employment