5.5% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oakhampton Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oakhampton Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Oakhampton Heights than in most similar areas. This local workforce is particularly strong, with 61.2% of residents employed full-time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.0% of adults are in the labour force, a little above the national figure of 61.1%. While employment is high, the unemployment rate of 5.5% is higher than most similar areas.
64.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing and education and training both accounting for 11.9% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large portion of residents hold high-level roles, as managers and professionals make up over half of all occupations at 26.9% and 25.4% 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 Oakhampton Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13068/oakhampton-heights/topic/employment