4.8% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ariah Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ariah Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry in Ariah Park, employing 36.9% of the workforce. This focus on farming is reflected in the local jobs market, where a high number of people work as managers. However, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 55.1%, while the unemployment rate of 4.8% is higher than in most similar places.
52.4% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in Agriculture, forestry and fishing at 36.9%. Other notable employers include Education and training at 14.8% and Transport and warehousing at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.8%, followed by Labourers at 15.9% and Professionals at 14.8%. Technicians and tradespeople account for another 8.0% 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 Ariah Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10082/ariah-park/topic/employment