5.6% ▲ —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Byawatha · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Byawatha
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Byawatha than in most similar areas. While 65.7% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate of 5.6% is much higher than in most other comparable places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 60.2% of adults employed full-time, which is a little above the national figure of 58.9%. This contributes to a total workforce participation rate that is well above both the state and national averages.
65.7% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.2%
- 2016: 75.8%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for locals at 20.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.0%. Professional and technical services also make up nearly 10% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles, making up 22.6% and 18.3% of workers respectively. Technicians, trades and labourers each account for 11.8% of occupations in the area.
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 Byawatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20434/byawatha/topic/employment