3.4% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Galston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Galston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A typical workforce profile defines Galston, where the share of adults working or looking for work is around the middle for similar areas. While most residents are employed, the proportion of full-time workers is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment at 55.1% is lower than most areas and well below the Australian average.
58.8% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 15.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.2%, with managers making up another 19.9% of the workforce.
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 Galston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11586/galston/topic/employment