3.7% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jacks Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jacks Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Jacks Creek have remained steady over the last decade. The local workforce is small, with about 55.9% of adults working or looking for work, a figure that is well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. Most of those in the workforce are employed full-time, making up 57.3% of adults.
55.9% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the area is spread across several sectors. The most common industries are accommodation and food services and other services, each at 12.2%, followed by education and training at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 23.2%, followed by managers at 17.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative positions at 11% and machinery operators and drivers at 9.8%.
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 Jacks Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12002/jacks-creek/topic/employment