16.4% ▲ +486.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ambrose · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ambrose
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of adults in Ambrose are working or looking for work, though those who are employed mostly hold full-time roles. This workforce is heavily concentrated in industrial and technical fields, reflecting the area's practical job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Among those in the workforce, full-time employment is far above the state average at 70.4%, yet the unemployment rate is also much higher than most areas at 16.4%.
39.4% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.4% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry here at 18.5%, followed by education and training at 14.8%. Other significant sectors include electricity, gas and water, and construction, which both account for 13.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by hands-on roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 20.4% of jobs. Technicians and trades follow at 18.5%, while managers account for 16.7% of occupations.
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 Ambrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30054/ambrose/topic/employment