5.5% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashmore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ashmore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower full-time employment rates than most similar areas mark Ashmore, where only 52.9% of the population works full-time. This is well below the national figure of 58.9%. While the unemployment rate is 5.5%, it sits about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 59.2%, which is a little below the national figure. Full-time work is notably less common here than in most other areas.
59.2% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for locals at 15.9%, followed by construction at 11.1% and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 21.4%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 14.2% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative staff account for 13.8%.
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 Ashmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30093/ashmore/topic/employment