3.7% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alice River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Alice River
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 Alice River than in the rest of the country. This is a highly employed area, where 73.5% of adults are active in the workforce, well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time work is especially common here, with 64% of the population in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. This area sees much higher rates of employment than most similar places, with 73.5% of adults working or seeking work.
73.5% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.6%
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 73.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by construction at 15.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.3%. Other common industries include public administration and safety, education, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.4%, followed by professionals at 17.1%. Clerical and administrative roles, community and personal service, and managers also represent significant shares 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 Alice River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30034/alice-river/topic/employment