1.5% ▼ -71.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jarvisfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jarvisfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 29% of workers in Jarvisfield are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the most common industry. This reflects a workforce where 73.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 62.4%, which is well above the Australian average. This strength is seen in the unemployment rate of just 1.5%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
73.3% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.4% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After farming, the most common industries for locals are manufacturing at 11.9%, health care and social assistance at 9.3%, and retail trade at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and technicians or trades workers are the most common roles, each making up 18% of the workforce, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 14.9%.
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 Jarvisfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31434/jarvisfield/topic/employment