4.5% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 67% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bounded Locality · Section of State
Jobs & Industry in Bounded Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Bounded Locality than in most similar areas. Only 53.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend has dipped slightly since 2011, though the unemployment rate has improved to 4.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen by 4.4 points since 2011 to 54.9%. This is lower than most similar areas and sits well below the Australian figure of 58.9%.
53.6% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 62% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 73% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in health care and social assistance, where 14.6% of people work. Other common industries include construction at 11.1% and education and training at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%. They are followed by technicians and tradespeople at 16.1%, and community and personal service workers at 13.3%.
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 Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS12/bounded-locality/topic/employment