0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Speed · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Speed
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment defines the local job market in Speed, where nearly four in ten workers are employed in agriculture. While no one is currently out of work, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% national average. This is consistent with a lower than usual full-time employment rate of 53.6%.
52.8% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 39.3% of the workforce. Transport and warehousing follow at 14.3%, while public administration and education each account for 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between managers and labourers, who each make up 32.1% of local jobs. Other common roles include community and personal service workers and clerical staff, both at 14.3%.
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 Speed [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22318/speed/topic/employment