5.2% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taigum - Fitzgibbon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Taigum - Fitzgibbon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Typical working patterns in Taigum - Fitzgibbon sit around the middle for similar areas. While 61.9% of adults are working or looking for work, the share of full-time employees has fallen by 9.5 percentage points since 2011. Most of the local workforce is employed in health care and social assistance.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, a figure that is higher than most areas.
61.9% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
One in five workers in Taigum - Fitzgibbon is employed in health care and social assistance. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.2% and transport and warehousing at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 22.7% of workers. Clerical and administrative jobs follow at 15.7%, with community and personal service roles making up 14.5% of the workforce.
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 Taigum - Fitzgibbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041045/taigum-fitzgibbon/topic/employment