4.7% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oxley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Oxley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than two thirds of adults in Oxley are working or looking for work, which is well above national levels. While full-time employment is higher than most areas, the total number of people active in the workforce has risen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national 61.1%. Full-time employment is also slightly higher than the state average at 61.6%, though this has fallen since 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the national figure.
68.7% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 15.3% of the workforce. Other major sectors include education and training at 12.9%, and professional and technical services at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.7%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 13.2%, and technicians and tradespeople at 12.0%.
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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310011275/oxley/topic/employment