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Canberra Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Canberra Airport

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

Professionals make up 30.2% of the workforce in Canberra Airport, the largest employment group in the area. This is a place where full-time work is very common, with 81% of the workforce in full-time roles. However, the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 16 percentage points since 2016.

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📍 Canberra Airport, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Canberra Airport sits — Unemployment rate

6.1% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Canberra Airport — higher than 75% of areas.

Canberra Airport6.1%
2609, ACT 8.2%
Australian Capital Territory 3.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is far above the national figure, rising 7.6 points since 2016 to reach 81%. While the unemployment rate of 6.1% is much higher than most areas, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is a little above the Australian average at 64.1%.

Unemployment rate

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6.1% —

Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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64.1% —

Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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81.0% —

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work across the area is spread across several sectors. Health care and social assistance is the biggest industry at 17.5%, followed by public administration and safety at 15.9%. Manufacturing, transport and warehousing, and professional and technical services each account for 14.3% of jobs.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Alongside the large number of professionals, 20.6% of people work in community and personal service roles. Clerical and administrative workers make up 17.5%, while managers and technicians or tradespeople account for 11.1% and 7.9% respectively.

Occupations people work in

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In Canberra Airport, the largest group is Professionals at 30%, followed by Community & personal service (20%) and Clerical & administrative (17%).

Professionals 30.2% Community & personal service 20.6% Clerical & administrative 17.5% Managers 11.1% Technicians & trades 7.9% Sales workers 7.9% Labourers 6.3%

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 Canberra Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031114/canberra-airport/topic/employment