6.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Angus · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Angus
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest employer in Angus, where 20.3% of workers are in this field. The area faces some job challenges, with a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas. Only 51.2% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Few residents hold full-time roles, with only 44.3% of the population employed full-time, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This contributes to a local unemployment rate of 6.0%, which is a little above the state average.
51.2% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by construction at 20.3%, followed by manufacturing at 12.0% and retail trade at 11.4%. Transport and warehousing also make up a significant slice at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Job roles are varied, though managers are the most common group at 19.0%. Professionals, technicians and trades, and machinery operators and drivers each account for 13.3% of occupations.
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 Angus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10060/angus/topic/employment