3.0% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eglinton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eglinton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Eglinton than in most similar areas. This workforce is strong, with 70.4% of adults active in the labour market. Most of these residents hold stable, full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 64.6%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 3.0%, a little below both the state and national rates.
70.4% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.6% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 15.5%. Other main employers include public administration and safety at 11.8%, and education and training at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%. This is followed closely by those in community and personal services at 16.5%, and technicians and trades at 16.1%.
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 Eglinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11389/eglinton/topic/employment