3.7% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Collinswood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Collinswood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher proportions of adults are working or looking for work in Collinswood compared to most similar areas. This workforce is particularly strong, with 69.5% of adults active in the labour market. The area is defined by a high number of full-time employees and a professional workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, at 69.5%, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 60.4%, while the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below the state and national rates.
69.5% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Collinswood, accounting for 21.7% of the workforce. Education and training follow at 10.3%, with retail trade making up 8.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up a large share of the local workforce at 34.8%. Other common roles include managers at 12.4% and clerical and administrative workers at 12.2%.
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 Collinswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40285/collinswood/topic/employment