4.4% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Aberfeldie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Aberfeldie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Aberfeldie than in most similar areas. While 70.1% of adults are in the labour force, the local unemployment rate of 4.4% is higher than most areas. This reflects a workforce that is highly active but faces some job instability.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Meanwhile, full-time employment sits at 57.8%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
70.1% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 11.6%. Construction and professional and technical services follow closely at 10.9% and 10.8% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for residents, making up 29.6% of the workforce. Managers account for another 19.7%, while clerical and administrative workers make up 15.6%.
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 Aberfeldie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20003/aberfeldie/topic/employment