3.2% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Osborne · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Osborne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry in Osborne, employing 41.7% of the workforce. This creates a strong job market where full-time work is much more common than in most other areas. Most adults here are employed, with a local unemployment rate of 3.2% that is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 66.9%, which is well above the 58.9% national figure. Around 62.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate slightly above the Australian average.
62.4% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.5%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.9% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is driven by farming and forestry, which employ 41.7% of people. Other main industries include manufacturing at 10.2%, education and training at 7.9%, and health care and social assistance at 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of residents work as managers, while 15.7% are labourers. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.0%, clerical and administrative staff at 13.4%, and machinery operators and drivers at 11.8%.
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 Osborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32237/osborne/topic/employment