4.0% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Garfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Garfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Garfield than in most similar areas. This local workforce is quite active, with 63.9% of adults engaged in the labour force and a low unemployment rate of 4.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 63.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Full-time employment sits at 57.4%, while the 4.0% unemployment rate is a little below the state and national levels.
63.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 19.9% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.6% and health care and social assistance at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%. Professionals follow at 15.4%, with managers and clerical staff also representing significant portions of the local 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 Garfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20966/garfield/topic/employment