0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bethanga · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bethanga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 62.4% is much higher than most similar areas in Bethanga. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state, those who are employed tend to have steady, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is among the lowest for this area type and well below the national figure of 5.1%. This is a drop from 6.7% in 2011, though the overall share of adults working or looking for work fell to 53.9%.
53.9% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.4% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in the area most commonly work in health care and social assistance (20.4%), followed by public administration and safety (14.0%) and accommodation and food services (12.9%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.7%, while technicians and trades people account for 20.4% 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 Bethanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222007/bethanga/topic/employment