5.1% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Amity · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Amity
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Amity than in most similar areas. Only 38.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of employment is a defining feature of the local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state figure, with only 50% of residents working full-time. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the national figure but higher than in most similar areas.
38.5% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Accommodation and food services are the main employers here, making up 20.3% of jobs. Other common industries include administration and support at 8.1%, and health care and social assistance at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%. Managers are also common at 18.9%, followed by technicians and trades workers who account for 14.9% 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 Amity [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30057/amity/topic/employment