0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greta West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Greta West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of full-time workers than most similar areas defines the workforce in Greta West. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical adult is less likely to be working or looking for work than in most areas, at 55.3%. However, there is no unemployment here, which is well below the 5.1% national figure.
55.3% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.0%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.1% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 67.1%
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 local workers at 26.3%. Health care and social assistance (17.1%) and education and training (15.8%) also employ significant numbers of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four residents works as a manager, making it the most common occupation. Professionals and clerical and administrative workers both make up 17.1% 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 Greta West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21110/greta-west/topic/employment