4.3% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Austral · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Austral
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Austral have shifted since 2011, with the area now seeing a healthy mix of professional and trade roles. About 60.4% of adults are currently working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 56.8%, which is a little below the Australian average of 58.9%.
60.4% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.8%, followed by construction at 11.1%. Retail trade and transport and warehousing also make up a significant part of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 23.6%, while clerical and administrative jobs account for 15.8%. Managers, technicians, and trades people each make up around 11% 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 Austral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10110/austral/topic/employment