3.1% ▼ -56.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Advancetown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Advancetown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high 66.6% of adults in Advancetown are working or looking for work, which is well above both the state and national figures. While most of these residents are employed, a much smaller share work full-time compared to other areas. This suggests a workforce with a strong tendency toward part-time or flexible arrangements.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment at 49.3% is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
66.6% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.3% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 14.2% of the workforce, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.8%. Manufacturing and retail trade each account for 8.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles, each making up 18.1% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow closely at 17.4%.
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 Advancetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30012/advancetown/topic/employment