7.8% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Arakoon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Arakoon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Arakoon compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is paired with an unemployment rate of 7.8%, which is a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures, with only 49.1% of residents working full-time. This is much lower than most similar areas.
44.7% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.1% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in Arakoon are health care and social assistance at 16.6%, followed by construction at 14.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five residents are professionals, and 17.2% work as technicians or tradespeople. Community and personal service roles make up 15.4% 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 Arakoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10070/arakoon/topic/employment