5.3% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Truganina - South East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Truganina - South East compared to the rest of the country. This active workforce is anchored by a strong full-time employment rate of 62.6%, which is well above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 75.1% of adults are in the workforce, a figure far above the 61.1% seen across Australia. While full-time work is much more common here than in most areas, the unemployment rate of 5.3% is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.3% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
75.1% —
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% —
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors. Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.0%, followed closely by transport and warehousing at 11.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 25.3% of workers. This is followed by clerical and administrative jobs at 12.3%, and managers at 12.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Truganina - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051587/truganina-south-east/topic/employment