3.9% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Birtinya · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Birtinya
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Birtinya than in most similar areas. About 64.6% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This active workforce is anchored by a very strong presence in the health and professional sectors.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is higher than most areas, though the unemployment rate of 3.9% is a little below the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 58.4%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
64.6% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the dominant industry here, employing 29.4% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade at 9.9%, accommodation and food services at 8.3%, and construction at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.4%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 12.9% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.1%.
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 Birtinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30264/birtinya/topic/employment