3.2% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fairlight · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fairlight
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Fairlight than in most similar areas. A strong 70.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This high activity is reflected in a workforce where full-time employment is very common.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is more typical here than in most areas, at 63.1%, and the unemployment rate of 3.2% is a little below the national figure. This reflects a highly active local workforce compared to both the state and the country.
70.1% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical roles are the most common industry for local workers at 21.0%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.2%, and finance and insurance at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 39.9% of roles, and managers at 24.3%. This high concentration of professional and managerial jobs aligns with the strong presence of professional and technical industries in the area.
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 Fairlight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11485/fairlight/topic/employment