0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
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Jobs & Industry in O'Reilly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in O'Reilly have shifted over the last decade, with a current job market dominated by the hospitality sector. Nearly 71% of workers are employed in accommodation and food services. This heavy focus on tourism helps explain why the area has a much lower rate of full-time work than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also far below the state average at 46%, though the unemployment rate is very low at 0.0%.
57.3% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.0% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is overwhelmingly tied to tourism, with 71.4% of people working in accommodation and food services. Other roles are rare, with health care and other services each making up 4.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common group at 23.8%, followed closely by labourers at 22.2%. Managers, community and personal service workers, and professionals make up the rest of the workforce.
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 O'Reilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32204/o-reilly/topic/employment