5.9% ▲ +249.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Metcalfe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Metcalfe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in the workforce in Metcalfe than in most similar areas. Only 54.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a local job market where full-time employment is far less common than across the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national average at 48.2%, and the unemployment rate of 5.9% is much higher than in most similar areas. Only about half of the adults here are working or looking for work.
54.1% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.2% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.5%, followed by construction at 12.0%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing, manufacturing, and other services each make up 9.6% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 20.5%. Professionals and technicians or trades each account for 18.1% of roles, while managers make up 15.7% and clerical and administrative staff 13.3%.
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 Metcalfe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21671/metcalfe/topic/employment