3.1% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Largs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Largs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines Largs, where 65.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This figure is well above both the state and national averages. Most people here hold steady full-time roles, with a low unemployment rate of 3.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While 57.4% of the workforce is employed full-time, the local unemployment rate of 3.1% is a little below the Australian average.
65.5% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 57.4%
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 for residents at 13.8%, followed by construction at 11.8%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 10.0%, education and training at 9.6%, and mining at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.5%. Managers, clerical staff, and community service workers each represent about 12% 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 Largs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12287/largs/topic/employment