4.3% ▼ -40.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Georgica · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 39.4% of people in Georgica are employed full-time, which is far below the national figure of 58.9%. This low rate of full-time work marks the area's employment landscape. While many residents are professional or managerial, a smaller proportion are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 56.1% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
4.3% ▼ -40.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
56.1% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
39.4% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Georgica is spread across several sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance each accounting for 13.5% of jobs. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and education and training follow closely at 12.5% each.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.0%, followed by managers at 17.3%. Technicians and trades people represent 14.4% of the workforce, while labourers account for 13.5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Georgica [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11608/georgica/topic/employment