3.0% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Galston - Laughtondale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Galston - Laughtondale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Galston - Laughtondale than they were in 2011. While the unemployment rate remains very low at 3.0%, the proportion of adults in the workforce has dropped by 6.2 percentage points over the last decade. This shift is partly seen in full-time employment, which fell from 61.0% in 2011 to 55.3% in 2021.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the lowest for similar areas at 3.0%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the Australian average, sitting at 55.3%.
59.3% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.8% and education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of workers are professionals and 21.6% are managers. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.3% and clerical or administrative work at 12.9%.
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 Galston - Laughtondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115021298/galston-laughtondale/topic/employment