4.6% —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Buninyong (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Buninyong (Western Victoria)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Buninyong, where 16.1% of workers are in this field. The local workforce is stable, with about 61.1% of adults working or looking for work. This is about the same as the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate fell to 4.6% in 2021, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While full-time employment is a little below the state average at 56.8%, the number of adults working or looking for work rose 2.5 percentage points since 2016.
61.1% —
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% —
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the most common industries for local workers are construction at 11.5%, education and training at 10.1%, and retail trade at 9.2%. Manufacturing also employs a notable 6.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.8%, community and personal service workers at 13.1%, and clerical or administrative staff at 12.3%.
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 Buninyong (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21608/buninyong/topic/employment