4.4% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Belfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Belfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Belfield than in most similar areas. Only 50.8% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is reflected in the low number of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 49.4%. While the unemployment rate is 4.4%, this is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure.
50.8% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 13.7% of the workforce, followed by construction at 11.1% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.5%. Clerical and administrative jobs make up 17.7%, while managers and technicians and trades each account for around 13% 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 Belfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10257/belfield/topic/employment