3.0% ▼ -44.8%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bannockburn · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bannockburn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance are the most common employers in Bannockburn, where 14.6% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The town has a very high rate of adults working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A striking 68.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average and up 16 points since 2011. This strong activity is reflected in a low unemployment rate of 3.0%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
68.3% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance (14.6%) and construction (14.4%). Other notable employers include retail trade at 9.7%, education and training at 9.4%, and manufacturing at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.3%. Professionals (15.4%), community and personal service workers (14.2%), and clerical staff (13.3%) also make up significant portions of the local 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 Bannockburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214002/bannockburn/topic/employment