7.8% ▲ +254.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Arcadia · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Arcadia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in four workers in Arcadia are managers, reflecting a workforce with a strong leadership profile. The area sees a much higher share of adults working or looking for work than most other areas, though it also faces a higher unemployment rate than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 65.3%. While 71.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is a little above the national average at 7.8%.
71.3% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.7%
- 2016: 75.3%
- 2021: 71.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 18.6% of people. Construction is the next most common industry at 13.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up 28% of the local workforce, the largest occupational group. Technicians and trades follow at 14.4%, while labourers account for 11.9% 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 Arcadia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20056/arcadia/topic/employment