3.6% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bangalow · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bangalow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Bangalow than in most similar areas. While 63.8% of adults are in the labour force, full-time employment has fallen sharply to 46.6%, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a low 3.6%, which is a little below the New South Wales and national figures. This comes as the proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 9.6 points since 2011.
63.8% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.6% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 46.6%
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 for local workers at 13.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.6%, with managers accounting for another 17.8% of the workforce.
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 Bangalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115006/bangalow/topic/employment