3.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Avondale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Avondale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Avondale compared to most similar areas. While 57.6% of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate is a low 3.2%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is less common here than in most areas, with 54.9% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
57.6% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Avondale at 19.0%, followed by construction at 12.5% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees at 17.4%, with professionals and community and personal service workers following at 15.0% and 14.3%.
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 Avondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10117/avondale/topic/employment