14.9% ▲ +226.5%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 14.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bute · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bute
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Bute than in most similar areas. This shift is stark, with the proportion of adults in the labour force falling by 32 points since 2011. Only 37% of residents are employed full-time, which is far below the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 14.9%, which is well above both the state and national figures. This is part of a significant trend, as unemployment rose 10 points since 2011.
33.5% ▼ -48.7%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
37.0% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 37.0%
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 here at 22.2%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.7%. Other main sectors include accommodation and food services at 13% and manufacturing at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work roles are split fairly evenly across several categories. Professionals and community and personal service workers each make up 18.5% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 16.7%.
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 Bute [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422011/bute/topic/employment