4.9% ▲ +120.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenquarry · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glenquarry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Glenquarry than in most similar areas. While 64.8% of the adult population is active in the labour market, full-time employment is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, though the 4.9% unemployment rate is higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment stands at 53.3%, which is well below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
64.8% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 17.0%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.3% and retail trade at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 27.4%, while professionals make up 21.5% of the local workforce. Labourers and technicians or tradespeople also feature prominently at 14.8% and 12.6% respectively.
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 Glenquarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11678/glenquarry/topic/employment