Ashgrove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Ashgrove

Name: Jobs & Industry in Ashgrove — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Ashgrove stands out for its exceptionally high rate of employment compared to similar areas. About 73% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This strong activity is matched by a very low unemployment rate of 3.7%.

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📍 Ashgrove, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The 3.7% unemployment rate is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the Queensland figure. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work remains high, full-time employment fell 4.1 percentage points since 2011 to 58.6%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Professional and technical roles are the most common industry for residents at 15.7%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.2%. Education and training also represent a large slice of the workforce at 12.1%.

Industries people work in

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Ashgrove splits fairly evenly between Professional & technical (16%) and Health care & social assistance (16%), with Education & training at 12%.

Professional & technical 15.7% Health care & social assistance 15.2% Education & training 12.1% Retail trade 7.1% Public administration & safety 7.1% Accommodation & food 7.0% Construction 5.8% Finance & insurance 5.1% Manufacturing 2.8% Other services 2.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 39.9%, while managers account for 17.7%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 11.5%, with community and personal service workers making up 9.0% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Ashgrove, the largest group is Professionals at 40%, followed by Managers (18%) and Clerical & administrative (12%).

Professionals 39.9% Managers 17.7% Clerical & administrative 11.5% Community & personal service 9.0% Sales workers 7.6% Technicians & trades 6.9% Labourers 4.4% Machinery operators & drivers 1.8%

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 Ashgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305041132/ashgrove/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Ashgrove	3.7%
4060, QLD	3.8%
Queensland	5.4%
Australia	5.1%

Where Ashgrove sits — Unemployment rate