8.4% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ambarvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ambarvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 8.4% is well above the national figure in Ambarvale. This makes it a challenging job market compared to most other areas, with far fewer adults working or looking for work than the typical Australian suburb.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, with 54.5% of the workforce in these roles.
50.7% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.4%, followed by retail trade at 12.7% and manufacturing at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 13.9%, while clerical and administrative roles follow closely at 13.6%.
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 Ambarvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10049/ambarvale/topic/employment