4.0% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Range · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Range
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a quarter of workers in The Range are employed in health care and social assistance. This professional focus is reflected in the workforce, where 32.4% of people work as professionals. Most of the local workforce is in stable employment, with full-time roles being more common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment is a little above the state and national averages at 61.8%, while the unemployment rate is a little below both at 4.0%.
61.1% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the dominant industry at 24.4%, followed by education and training at 13.4%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 7.8%, and both construction and accommodation and food services at 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 32.4%. Other significant groups include community and personal service workers at 13.2%, technicians and trades at 12.4%, clerical and administrative staff at 12.3%, and managers at 10.5%.
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 The Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32804/the-range/topic/employment