6.8% ▼ -33.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashby Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ashby Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low rate of employment marks Ashby Heights, where only 46.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure, and the local unemployment rate of 6.8% is a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures at 51.8%. This aligns with a much lower share of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
46.1% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 19.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 18.2% and retail trade at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 19.1%. Managers, professionals, and sales workers each account for between 12.7% and 14.5% of the 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 Ashby Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10096/ashby-heights/topic/employment