2.1% ▼ -59.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Middle Arm · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Middle Arm
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small workforce with very few jobless residents defines the professional landscape of Middle Arm. While 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, the number of full-time roles is notably low at 50.8% compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 2.1%, which is well below the Australian figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the state average, sitting at 50.8%.
60.8% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Middle Arm is spread across several sectors, with education and training being the most common at 11.5%, followed by public administration and safety at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 20.2% and 17.5% of the local workforce respectively.
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 Middle Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12610/middle-arm/topic/employment