3.1% ▼ -37.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Ommaney · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Ommaney
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of professionals and managers shape the daily life of Mount Ommaney. The area is marked by a strong presence of high-skill roles, with 33.9% of workers in professional occupations. While fewer adults here work or look for work compared to the state average, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is a little below the Australian average at 3.1%, and full-time employment is slightly higher than the state average at 60.3%.
56.3% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.0%. Other significant employers include education and training at 12.3%, and professional and technical services at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up a third of the local workforce, while managers account for 21.4%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 13.3%, with community and personal service workers making up 9.6% of the population.
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 Mount Ommaney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32009/mount-ommaney/topic/employment