3.1% ▼ -64.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Condong · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest employer in Condong, where 15% of the workforce is employed in that industry. This is a hardworking area where 64.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.8% of adults are in the workforce, full-time employment is well below the national figure at 53.7%. The unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
3.1% ▼ -64.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
64.8% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with 14.3% in health care and social assistance and 12.9% in accommodation and food services. Retail trade accounts for 12.2% of jobs, while manufacturing employs 9.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.4%, followed by labourers at 16.3%. Managers account for 15% of the workforce, with community and personal service workers at 12.2% and machinery operators and drivers at 11.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Condong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11003/condong/topic/employment