4.2% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Applecross - Ardross · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Applecross - Ardross
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
High-paying professional roles shape the daily life of Applecross - Ardross, where nearly 38% of workers are professionals. This reflects a well-educated workforce with an unemployment rate of 4.2%, which is lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly above the national average. Full-time employment sits at 58.2%, which has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
63.5% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 58.2%
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 at 16.0%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.2%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 8.5% and retail trade at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals and managers, who make up 37.9% and 19.2% of workers respectively. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 12.2%.
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 Applecross - Ardross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041175/applecross-ardross/topic/employment