1.2% ▼ -72.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 1.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.2% defines the local job market in Eton. Most people here are in steady work, with full-time employment being much more common than in most other areas. It is a place where a large proportion of the workforce is securely employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 64.4% of residents employed full-time, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a tiny unemployment rate of 1.2%, well below the 5.1% seen across Australia.
58.9% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in the area at 18.0%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.0%, construction at 8.7%, and transport and warehousing at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by machinery operators and drivers at 23.5%, followed by technicians and trades at 20.1%. Clerical and administrative roles make up 14.2% of jobs, while labourers account for 13.0%.
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 Eton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30988/eton/topic/employment