2.8% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Grant · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Grant
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A falling share of adults working or looking for work has marked the local job market in Grant since 2011. This shift happened alongside a much lower unemployment rate than most areas, which sat at just 2.8% in the latest census.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work fell 7.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 59.2%. Full-time employment has barely changed over the last decade and sits at 57.9%, which is about the same as the national figure.
59.2% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 21.0% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.1%, with construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.4% and labourers at 13.6%.
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 Grant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42250/grant/topic/employment