4.3% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Georgetown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Georgetown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Georgetown, with 22.4% of the workforce in this field. This suburb has a very high number of adults working or looking for work compared to other areas. Most of these residents are employed full-time, while the unemployment rate is 4.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 71.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment sits at 56.8%, a little below the national average of 58.9%.
71.5% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 22.4%, followed by education and training at 10.6%. Other common industries include construction, professional services, and public administration.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 28.8%. Technicians, trades, and clerical workers each make up 12.9% of the workforce, while community service roles account for 12.6%.
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 Georgetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11607/georgetown/topic/employment