3.4% ▼ -38.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alstonville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Alstonville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in the workforce in Alstonville compared to most similar areas. Only 51.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. Despite this, the local unemployment rate of 3.4% is a little below the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures, with only 49.9% of the population in full-time roles. This is much lower than most similar areas.
51.2% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.9% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 22.9%, followed by education and training at 11.2% and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%, while community and personal service roles account for 14.7% of jobs.
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 Alstonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10046/alstonville/topic/employment