0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Athol · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Athol
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Athol, where a huge 76.4% of the workforce is employed full-time. This high rate of full-time work is far above the national figure of 58.9%. The area also sees a very high level of employment, with no one recorded as unemployed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is particularly strong here, sitting 18 points higher than the national average.
63.7% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.4% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 76.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by those in construction at 15.3%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.9%. Other services (9.7%) and transport and warehousing (8.3%) also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 18.1%, while labourers account for 12.5% 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 Athol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30097/athol/topic/employment