4.3% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Athlone · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Athlone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Athlone's workforce patterns are around the middle for its level, with 62.5% of adults working or looking for work. It is a place where agricultural work and management roles are particularly common. While overall employment is steady, the unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly above the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 56.7%, a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
62.5% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 34.3% of the workforce. Construction follows at 14.9%, with health care and social assistance making up 13.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are very common, held by 34.3% of workers. Other significant roles include community and personal service workers at 16.4%, and labourers at 14.9%.
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 Athlone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20081/athlone/topic/employment