3.1% ▼ -45.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Amiens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Amiens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are in the workforce in Amiens than in most other areas, with only 46.9% working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, though those who are employed face a relatively low unemployment rate of 3.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national average at 46.8%, which is 12 points lower than the typical Australian area.
46.9% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.8% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 22.2%, followed by retail trade at 14.3% and construction at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 27.8%, while managers and technicians and trades each account for 15.1% of the 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 Amiens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30056/amiens/topic/employment