6.9% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oxley Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oxley Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 6.9% marks the job market in Oxley Park, which is a little above both the state and national figures. While more people here work full-time than in most other areas, a smaller proportion of adults are overall working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas. While 60.1% of the workforce is employed full-time—slightly above the national figure of 58.9%—only 57.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian average.
57.5% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 60.1%
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 14.6%, followed by retail trade at 11.5% and transport and warehousing at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.9% and professionals at 15.1%.
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 Oxley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13121/oxley-park/topic/employment