3.4% ▼ -40.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Griffith · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Griffith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A growing number of people are working or looking for work in Griffith, with 64.1% of adults now active in the labour force. This figure is higher than most similar areas. The local economy is anchored by a strong full-time workforce and a diverse mix of industrial and professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high here at 65.5%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. This strength is reflected in the unemployment rate, which at 3.4% is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
64.1% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the dominant industry, employing 19.7% of the workforce. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 12.2%, retail trade at 10.3%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%. Professionals are the next most common at 14.2%, followed by technicians and trades at 13.1%, managers at 12.4%, and clerical and administrative staff at 10.6%.
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 Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11788/griffith/topic/employment