4.0% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Medowie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Medowie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Medowie than in most similar areas. About 66.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This high activity rate defines the local workforce, though the unemployment rate remains low at 4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 4%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, almost exactly matching the state and national averages.
66.5% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.2%, followed by public administration and safety at 12.4%. Construction also makes up a significant slice of the local economy at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation here at 18.5%. Professionals make up 16.1% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.6%.
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 Medowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12564/medowie/topic/employment