6.3% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Girraween · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Girraween
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is far more common in Girraween than in most other areas. This high level of steady employment helps drive the local economy, though 6.3% of the workforce is currently unemployed, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common for 62.6% of adults, a figure well above the New South Wales average. Most of these workers hold full-time roles, at 70.1%, which is far above the Australian average of 58.9%.
62.6% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.1% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with professional and technical services and health care both accounting for 14.2% of jobs. Finance and insurance also make up a large slice at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 39.7%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 14.9% and managers at 12.3%.
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 Girraween [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11640/girraween/topic/employment