Spence · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Spence

Name: Jobs & Industry in Spence — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A strong employment rate defines daily life in Spence, where 65.8% of adults are working or looking for work. While this is higher than most areas, it is well below the ACT average. This workforce is heavily tied to government and professional roles, reflecting the area's role within the capital territory.

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📍 Spence, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 61.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above the national figure but well below the ACT average. The number of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011, while the unemployment rate has barely changed to 4.6%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the most common industry here, employing 25.2% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.5%, and education and training at 11.1%.

Industries people work in

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In Spence, the largest group is Public administration & safety at 26%, followed by Health care & social assistance (13%) and Education & training (11%).

Public administration & safety 25.2% Health care & social assistance 12.5% Education & training 11.1% Construction 10.6% Professional & technical 9.1% Retail trade 6.7% Accommodation & food 4.8% Other services 3.7% Administrative & support 3.4% Manufacturing 1.9%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation for 25.9% of workers. This is followed by clerical and administrative positions at 16.9% and managers at 15.8%.

Occupations people work in

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In Spence, the largest group is Professionals at 26%, followed by Clerical & administrative (17%) and Managers (16%).

Professionals 25.9% Clerical & administrative 16.9% Managers 15.8% Technicians & trades 14.0% Community & personal service 11.5% Sales workers 6.7% Labourers 5.8% Machinery operators & drivers 1.8%

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 Spence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011025/spence/topic/employment

Spence	4.6%
2615, ACT	4.0%
Australian Capital Territory	3.9%
Australia	5.1%

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