6.9% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greenwell Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Greenwell Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small proportion of adults in Greenwell Point are working or looking for work, at just 44.5%. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, suggesting a community with a high number of retirees or people not in the workforce. The local job market is modest, with health care and hospitality as the primary employers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. Those who are employed are less likely to be full-time (50.8%) than the state average, while the unemployment rate of 6.9% is a little above the national figure.
44.5% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 14.6%, followed by accommodation and food services at 12.2%. Construction and retail trade also employ around 11% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 15.5%. Professionals, clerical and administrative staff, and labourers all follow closely, each representing 14.4% 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 Greenwell Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11775/greenwell-point/topic/employment