3.4% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ascot · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ascot
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the top employer in Ascot, with nearly one in five workers in this field. This area has a strong connection to the workforce, with more adults working or looking for work than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common for 64.7% of adults here, which is well above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, a little below both the state and national figures.
64.7% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest industry at 18.9%, followed by construction at 9.7%. Retail trade, education, and manufacturing each employ between 8% and 9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.1% and community and personal service workers at 15%.
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 Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20074/ascot/topic/employment