5.3% ▼ -44.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beechmont · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Beechmont
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Beechmont, making up 14.4% of the local workforce. While many residents hold professional or managerial roles, the area has a much lower rate of full-time employment than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.9% of residents work full-time, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. Around 58.4% of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate of 5.3% is higher than in most similar areas.
58.4% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.9% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, construction (12.4%) and education (10.2%) are the next biggest employers. Professional and technical services and food and accommodation also provide a significant number of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%, followed by managers at 18.7%. Technicians, tradespeople, and those in community or clerical roles also account for a large portion 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 Beechmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30198/beechmont/topic/employment