7.6% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bundaberg · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Bundaberg
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 Bundaberg than in most other areas. Only 51.5% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. This lack of employment activity is paired with an unemployment rate that has climbed to 7.6% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work fell 11 points since 2011 to 51.5%, which is far below the Queensland figure. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate rose to 7.6%, leaving it a little above the national rate of 5.1%.
51.5% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 57.9%
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 20.9%, followed by retail trade at 11.7%. Other key sectors include education and training at 8.2% and construction at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.5%, with community and personal service workers following closely at 15.3%. Professionals and technicians or trades people also represent significant shares at 14.7% and 13.7%.
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 Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30009/bundaberg/topic/employment