9.7% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Orient Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Orient Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Orient Point compared to the rest of the country. Only 42% of adults are in the labour force, which is nearly 20 points below the national figure. This contributes to a local unemployment rate of 9.7%, which is well above the Australian average of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state and national figures, sitting at 45.6%. This reflects a broader trend where adults working or looking for work are much lower than in most similar areas.
42.0% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.6% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 17.5%, followed by construction at 15% and accommodation and food services at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a fifth of workers are in community and personal service roles. Professionals make up 18% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 17.5%.
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 Orient Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13107/orient-point/topic/employment