6.2% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Colyton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Colyton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Colyton, where 12.5% of employees work in this field. While many people find steady work, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This is reflected in an unemployment rate of 6.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
53.6% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After health care, the most common industries for local workers are retail trade at 11% and construction at 10.6%. Transport and warehousing also employ 10.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers are the most common occupation at 17.3%. Other typical roles include clerical and administrative work at 15.4% and technicians and trades at 12.8%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Colyton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Colyton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10987/colyton/topic/employment