5.3% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Avondale Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Avondale Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common employer in Avondale Heights, where 12.1% of workers are employed in the sector. While many residents hold full-time roles, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is notably lower than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 60.6%, yet only 54.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, about the same as the state and national figures.
54.5% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with retail trade (10.1%), construction (9.7%), and education and training (8.6%) following health care as the main industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of residents are professionals, making it the most common occupation at 24.9%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.7% and managers at 14.0%.
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 Avondale Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20089/avondale-heights/topic/employment