6.8% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burnside Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burnside Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 70.6% of adults in Burnside Heights are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This high level of activity is paired with a strong full-time workforce, though the area also faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The employment rate is much higher than most areas, with 60.6% of people in full-time roles. However, the unemployment rate of 6.8% is a little above both the state and national figures.
70.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12.3%. Other major employers include retail trade at 9.9% and transport and warehousing at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 21.6% of workers. Clerical and administrative jobs follow at 14.3%, with community and personal service roles making up 11.8% of the workforce.
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 Burnside Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20420/burnside-heights/topic/employment