4.4% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Armatree · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Armatree
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Armatree compared to the rest of the country, at just 52.3%. Despite this, those who are employed tend to be in stable roles, with a very high proportion of full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate of 4.4% is about the same as the national figure, full-time employment is well above the state average at 63.2%. However, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most similar areas.
52.3% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 79.1%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 57.4% of the workforce. Education and training follows at 13.2%, while retail trade accounts for 7.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workforce are managers, making up 51.5% of all jobs. Professionals and labourers each account for 16.2%, while community and personal service roles make up 11.8%.
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 Armatree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10085/armatree/topic/employment