3.3% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Research · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Research
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Research than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.3%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the 61.1% seen across Australia. However, full-time employment is a little below the state average, with 56.3% of the workforce in full-time roles.
69.0% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 15.0%. Health care and social assistance follow at 13.4%, while professional and technical services account for 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 27.5% of workers, followed by managers at 19.5%. Clerical and administrative positions make up 14.0% of the local 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 Research [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22160/research/topic/employment