3.1% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Axedale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Axedale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Axedale compared to the rest of the country. While 65.4% of adults are in the labour force, the area has a lower rate of full-time employment than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the state average at 54.5%, while the unemployment rate of 3.1% is a little below both the state and national figures.
65.4% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.9%. Other notable employers include education and training at 8.4% and retail trade at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 17.1%. Managers account for 14.5% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles make up 12.6%.
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 Axedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20093/axedale/topic/employment