5.2% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 51% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 working or looking for work in Bounded Locality than in most similar areas. Only 51.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also dropped since 2011, falling 3.2 percentage points to 54.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work fell 3.3 percentage points since 2011. While the unemployment rate of 5.2% is about the same as the national figure, full-time work is much lower than in most similar areas.
51.9% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 68% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 75% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.1%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.6%. Construction, education, and retail trade each employ around 9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 15.8% of the local workforce, with labourers following closely at 15.2%. Managers, professionals, and community service workers also represent significant shares, each accounting for over 12% of jobs.
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/SOS42/bounded-locality/topic/employment