19.6% —
Higher than 83% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
No usual address · Capital City
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
In No usual address, participation is well below average and unemployment is well above average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment in No usual address stands at 19.6% — well above average (above the national 5.1%). Labour-force participation in No usual address is 27.5%, well below average (below the national 61.1%). 56.7% of workers in No usual address are employed full-time, around the middle of the range (below the national 58.9%).
19.6% —
Higher than 83% of capital city areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
27.5% —
Lower than 90% of capital city areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% —
Lower than 58% of capital city areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Accommodation & food at 14%, ahead of Mining (12%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Labourers at 18%, ahead of Technicians & trades (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in No usual address [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/59499/no-usual-address/topic/employment