5.4% ▼ -44.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jiggi · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jiggi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Jiggi, where 21.5% of people are employed in this field. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, full-time employment is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 67.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is far below the national level at 44.0%, and the unemployment rate of 5.4% is higher than most areas.
67.9% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.0% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The main industries for the local workforce are health care and social assistance at 21.5%, followed by retail trade at 12.0% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.5%. Construction and education both account for 10.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.4%, with managers making up 16.8% of the workforce. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.6% and labourers at 12.6%.
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 Jiggi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12035/jiggi/topic/employment