3.1% ▼ -74.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Guildford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Guildford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles are the most common type of work in Guildford, where 33.3% of workers are employed in these positions. While the area has a low unemployment rate of 3.1%, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only half of adults in Guildford are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also far below the national figure, sitting at just 37.2%.
50.0% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
37.2% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 17.1%, followed by education and training at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond a high number of professionals, managers make up 15.5% of the local workforce. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 12.4%.
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 Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21116/guildford/topic/employment