6.7% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Truganina · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Truganina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Transport and warehousing is the biggest employer in Truganina, where 13.2% of workers are in this field. The area has a very active workforce, though it also faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 67.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is a little above the Australian average at 61.0%, the unemployment rate of 6.7% is much higher than in most areas.
67.6% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the large transport and warehousing sector, health care and social assistance employ 12.7% of the workforce. Retail trade follows at 9.0%, with professional and technical services making up 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation group at 21.4%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.2%, which is consistent with the area's high employment in transport and warehousing.
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 Truganina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22582/truganina/topic/employment