2.0% ▼ -59.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Compton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Compton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Compton compared to the rest of the state. About 70% of adults are in the labour force, with a very low unemployment rate of just 2%. This creates a strong employment profile for the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 62.3%. The unemployment rate is also much lower than most areas, sitting at only 2.0%.
70.0% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 71.9%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Compton is spread across several sectors, led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.4%. Construction follows at 12.4%, with manufacturing and health care each accounting for about 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.6%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.1% and labourers at 14%.
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 Compton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40291/compton/topic/employment