5.1% ▼ -67.7%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bothwell · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bothwell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people in Bothwell are working or looking for work than a decade ago, with 54.2% of adults now active in the labour force. This shift is headlined by a significant rise in full-time employment, which climbed 18 points since 2011 to reach 57.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate is about the same as the rest of Australia at 5.1%, it has fallen sharply by 11 points since 2011.
54.2% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 14.5%, followed by public administration, safety, health care and social assistance, which each account for 11.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians, trades and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 18.2% of the local workforce. Managers follow closely at 17.0%, with machinery operators and drivers at 12.7%.
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 Bothwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622002/bothwell/topic/employment