3.7% ▼ -72.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenthorne · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glenthorne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Daily life in Glenthorne is marked by a lower number of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. While 54.3% of adults are in the workforce, those who do have jobs often find them in retail or healthcare.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Among those employed, 59.0% work full-time, and the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below both the state and national figures.
54.3% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for local workers at 17.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.2%. Other notable sectors include agriculture and real estate, which both account for 11.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Sales workers make up the largest group of occupations at 19.0%, which aligns with the high number of people working in retail. Professionals and technicians or trades also feature strongly, representing 18.1% and 15.2% of the workforce.
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 Glenthorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11684/glenthorne/topic/employment