4.1% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Atherton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Atherton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 53.1% of adults in Atherton are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the state and national averages. While this low participation rate is striking, the area has seen a positive shift in its job market, with the unemployment rate falling to 4.1% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most areas and has dropped 3.5 points since 2011. Full-time employment sits at 57.7%, which is a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
53.1% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 57.7%
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 14.6%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.8% and retail trade at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between professionals and labourers, who each make up 15.1% of workers. Technicians and trades follow at 14.0%, with community and personal service workers at 13.7%.
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 Atherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306051166/atherton/topic/employment