5.0% ▲ +179.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashbourne · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ashbourne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Ashbourne have remained steady over the last decade, though the area now sees more adults working or looking for work than most similar places. About 64.9% of adults are active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While most residents hold full-time roles, the local economy is strongly tied to the land.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 64.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well above both the state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 56.3%, while the unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is about the same as the national figure.
64.9% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 21.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.9%, and education and training at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.5%, followed by labourers at 18.5%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 13.2% 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 Ashbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40045/ashbourne/topic/employment