4.5% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Awaba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Awaba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high share of adults in Awaba are working or looking for work, with 65.1% active in the labour force. This is well above both the state and national figures. However, full-time employment is less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work, only 54.9% have full-time jobs, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
65.1% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 14.9%, followed by manufacturing and construction, which both account for 12.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 16.7%, with professionals making up 15.8% 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 Awaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10119/awaba/topic/employment