3.1% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Grange · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Grange
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Grange than in most similar areas, with 75.9% of adults active in the labour force. This strong participation is matched by high employment levels, as 61.2% of residents work full-time. The area's workforce is heavily concentrated in professional and healthcare roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 75.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This high activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.1%, which is a little below the Australian average of 5.1%.
75.9% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.2%
- 2016: 74.7%
- 2021: 75.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are Health care and social assistance at 17.9%, followed by Professional and technical services at 14.2%. Education and training also make up a significant share at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-skill roles dominate the local workforce, with professionals making up 39.1% of workers and managers accounting for 20.0%. Clerical and administrative positions follow at 12.5%.
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 Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31225/grange/topic/employment