4.0% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ascot · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ascot
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 66.4% of adults in Ascot are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This is a high-earning area where full-time employment is much more common than in most other regions. The local workforce is heavily concentrated in professional and managerial roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high here at 63.5%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This strong attachment to work is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is 4.0% and a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
66.4% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.5% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer in the area at 14.8%. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 13.7%, while retail trade employs 8.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 35.3% of workers and managers accounting for 19.0%. Clerical and administrative positions are the next most common at 13.6%.
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 Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30089/ascot/topic/employment