11.0% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Granville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Granville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people have been working or looking for work in Granville since 2011, with the share of full-time employees falling by 6.4 percentage points. This shift comes alongside a high unemployment rate of 11%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 54.8%, while the unemployment rate has risen to 11%.
43.5% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 54.8%
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 at 17.8%, followed by manufacturing at 11.2% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 17.1% of the workforce, with labourers at 15.6% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.4%.
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 Granville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319051523/granville/topic/employment