4.3% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Little River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Little River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is common for those employed in Little River, with 60.8% of the workforce in full-time roles. However, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
57.8% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 60.8%
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 14.8% of jobs, followed by health care and social assistance at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.6%, with managers and professionals also common at 15.3% and 14.4% 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 Little River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21520/little-river/topic/employment