6.8% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burnside Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Burnside Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Burnside Heights than in 2016. While 70.6% of adults are active in the labour force, the share of full-time roles has fallen 3.8 points over the last five years.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work (70.6%) than in most similar areas, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is also much higher than most areas at 6.8%.
70.6% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.3%, followed by retail trade at 9.9% and transport and warehousing at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, held by 21.6% of workers. Other typical jobs include clerical and administrative work at 14.3% and community and personal services at 11.8%.
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 Burnside Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041462/burnside-heights/topic/employment