7.4% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenreagh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glenreagh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Glenreagh than in most similar areas, with only 52.3% of adults working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. High unemployment and a low rate of full-time work mean fewer residents have stable, long-term employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is far less common here than across Australia, with only 48.8% of residents employed full-time. At the same time, the unemployment rate is 7.4%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
52.3% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.8% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 17.4%, followed by construction at 13.7%. Accommodation and food services employ 8.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians, tradespeople and labourers are the most common occupations, each making up 17.2% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers account for another 15% of the local jobs.
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 Glenreagh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11679/glenreagh/topic/employment