3.8% ▼ -42.9%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bega · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Bega
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bega compared to the rest of the country. While only 47.7% of adults are in the labour force, the local unemployment rate of 3.8% is much lower than most areas. This suggests a community where many people have stepped out of the workforce entirely.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 47.7%, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 50.3%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
47.7% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer in Bega at 15.9%, followed by construction at 11.4% and retail trade at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%, with technicians and tradespeople following closely at 15.7%.
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 Bega [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10009/bega/topic/employment