6.9% ▲ +48.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenormiston South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glenormiston South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 50.9% of adults in Glenormiston South are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This sparsely populated area is heavily reliant on the land, with over a third of its workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.4%, the unemployment rate is 6.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
50.9% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.5%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 37.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 17.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 34.0%, with labourers and professionals also common at 18.9% and 15.1% respectively.
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 Glenormiston South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21043/glenormiston-south/topic/employment