7.4% ▲ +67.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ashby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a quarter of workers in Ashby are managers, reflecting a professional workforce in a small community. However, the area faces significant employment challenges, with a typical adult far less likely to be working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 33.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate of 7.4% is a little above the Australian average, while full-time employment is well below both state and national levels.
33.6% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.3%, followed by construction at 13.6% and education and training at 10.2%. Other key industries include public administration and safety and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common at 23.9%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 21.6% and professionals at 20.5%. Community and personal service workers and clerical staff make up the remaining key roles.
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 Ashby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10095/ashby/topic/employment