5.2% ▼ -40.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Edmondson Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Edmondson Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Edmondson Park than in most similar areas. This activity is highlighted by the 66.5% who are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure. It is a place where full-time employment is more common than average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 66.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the state and national figures. Full-time employment is also common at 61.4%, though the unemployment rate of 5.2% is about the same as the rest of Australia.
66.5% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 61.4%
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 17.8% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include retail trade at 8.7% and professional and technical services at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.4%. This is followed by clerical and administrative roles at 14.8% and managers at 12.7%.
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 Edmondson Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11386/edmondson-park/topic/employment