5.7% —
Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barton · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Barton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working full-time in Barton than in most similar areas. This reflects a shifting workforce, with full-time employment falling by 8 percentage points since 2016. While the unemployment rate is 5.7%, which is higher than in most areas, it has dropped slightly over the last five years.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 58.7%, but a little below the national rate of 61.1%.
58.6% —
Lower than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% —
Lower than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors in Barton are health care and social assistance at 13.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.3% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 28.5% of jobs. Clerical and administrative work accounts for 14.0%, while managers make up 13.0% 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 Barton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED102/barton/topic/employment