10.2% ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Main Arm · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Upper Main Arm
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Upper Main Arm than in most similar areas. Only 49.4% of the adult population is in the labour force, and the unemployment rate is among the highest for areas of this type at 10.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure, with only 34.3% of residents working full-time. This is 25 percentage points lower than the Australian average.
49.4% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
34.3% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 16.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food services at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One quarter of workers are technicians and tradespeople, while professionals make up 22.2% of the local workforce. Community and personal service workers account for 13.0% of roles.
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 Upper Main Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14053/upper-main-arm/topic/employment