1.8% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greenleigh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Greenleigh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Greenleigh than in most similar areas. The local workforce is exceptionally strong, with a very low unemployment rate of just 1.8% and a high proportion of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also common here at 64.5%, far higher than the 58.9% seen across Australia.
64.7% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.5% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Greenleigh, accounting for 28.8% of the workforce. Other common industries include construction and professional services, each at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 28.8%, followed by managers at 22.7%. Clerical and administrative workers make up another 17.3% of the local 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 Greenleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11773/greenleigh/topic/employment