1.4% ▼ -76.5%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bowen Mountain · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bowen Mountain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strikingly high 71.1% of adults are working or looking for work in Bowen Mountain, which is far above the national figure. This workforce is exceptionally stable, with an unemployment rate of just 1.4% that is well below both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the share of full-time workers fell 11 points since 2011 to 58.2%, more adults are now active in the workforce. This shift is mirrored by a sharp drop in unemployment, which fell 4.7 points over the decade to reach a low of 1.4%.
71.1% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 14.5%, followed by education and training at 13.2% and health care and social assistance at 12%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 19.6%.
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 Bowen Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115025/bowen-mountain/topic/employment