3.4% ▼ -45.2%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bargo · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bargo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Strong employment rates define Bargo, where 60.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is higher than most similar areas, and the local unemployment rate has fallen significantly to just 3.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment rose by 8.9 points since 2011 to reach 57.5%, a figure nearly identical to the New South Wales average. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is higher than in most other areas, it has dipped slightly by 2.1 points since 2011.
60.2% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 13.5%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 12.7% and retail trade at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common jobs at 17.8%. Other significant groups include professionals at 12.9%, clerical and administrative staff at 12.7%, and labourers at 12.4%.
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 Bargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115007/bargo/topic/employment