5.4% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ardmona · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ardmona
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a third of workers in Ardmona are employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. This makes farming the dominant industry for the area, with a workforce that is more likely to be in full-time roles than in other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the state figure. Full-time employment is a little above the national average at 60.4%, though the unemployment rate is slightly higher than most areas at 5.4%.
62.3% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing is the main employer for 31.8% of the workforce. Other common industries include manufacturing at 12.2%, construction at 9.4%, and health care and social assistance at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common job role at 20.4%, followed by managers at 17.1% and technicians and trades at 15.1%. Professionals and clerical workers make up the rest of the main groups.
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 Ardmona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20063/ardmona/topic/employment