3.7% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Asquith · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Asquith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost 70% of adults in Asquith are working or looking for work, a figure far above the state and national averages. This high level of activity is driven by a strong full-time workforce, with a typical employment profile skewed toward professional and health care roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The employment rate is much higher than most areas, with 69.9% of adults in the labour force. Full-time work is especially common at 63.5%, well above the national figure of 58.9%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is a little below the Australian average.
69.9% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.5% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 63.5%
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 18.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.2%. Other common industries include education and training, finance, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 35.8%. Managers and clerical or administrative staff are also common, each accounting for about 13% 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 Asquith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10104/asquith/topic/employment