6.3% ▲ +58.2%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bancroft · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Bancroft
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 6.3% marks the local job market in Bancroft, where more people are out of work than in most similar areas. While full-time employment is steady, the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. However, this is a drop of 8.8 points since 2011, and the unemployment rate has risen by 2.3 points over the same period.
62.6% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 17.2% of the workforce, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17%, with another 14.6% working in community and personal services.
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 Bancroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30003/bancroft/topic/employment