7.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alison · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Alison
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual 62.9% of workers in Alison are employed full-time. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%, though the area faces a tough job market with a high unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here compared to the rest of Australia, at 54.1%. For those out of work, the 7.5% unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
54.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local industry is led by manufacturing, which employs 20% of the workforce, followed by construction at 14.3%. Retail trade and food and accommodation both account for 11.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 31.4%, while clerical and administrative work makes up another 28.6% of the local workforce.
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 Alison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10034/alison/topic/employment