1.9% ▼ -77.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Point Arkwright · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Point Arkwright
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 60.1% of adults in Point Arkwright are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. While the unemployment rate is very low at 1.9%, far fewer people here have full-time jobs compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state and national figures, sitting at 48.0%. However, the unemployment rate is well below the Australian average of 5.1%.
60.1% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.0% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 21.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About one quarter of workers are professionals, and managers make up 17.1% of the local 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 Point Arkwright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32342/point-arkwright/topic/employment