5.1% ▲ +184.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greendale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Greendale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in the workforce in Greendale compared to the rest of the state. Only 54.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This indicates a significantly smaller active workforce than in most other Australian areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 51.9%. This is much lower than most areas, while the unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the national average.
54.5% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 22.6% of workers. Construction also makes up a large slice of the workforce at 17.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 21.8%. Managers and clerical or administrative workers both follow at 18.8%, while technicians and trades make up 15.0% of 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 Greendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11765/greendale/topic/employment