4.8% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Macquarie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Macquarie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the main employer in Macquarie, with 27.9% of the workforce in this sector. This area has a strong employment profile, where 65.6% of people work full-time. This full-time rate is well above the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure but well below the ACT average. Full-time employment rose slightly since 2011, while the unemployment rate stayed steady at 4.8%.
63.2% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.6% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry at 27.9%, followed by education and training at 14%. Other significant sectors include professional and technical services at 11.2% and health care and social assistance at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 33.8%, with managers following at 17%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.1% and clerical and administrative staff at 11.6%.
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 Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011020/macquarie/topic/employment