4.4% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Railway Estate · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Railway Estate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines daily life in Railway Estate, where 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is marked by a high proportion of full-time workers and a stable job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 66.1% of adults active in the labour force. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure, sitting at 62.7% compared to 58.9% across Australia.
66.1% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.7%. Other major industries include public administration and safety at 10.5%, and education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%. Technicians and trades follow at 16.9%, while community and personal service workers account for 15.3% 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 Railway Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32384/railway-estate/topic/employment