6.5% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Firle · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Firle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Firle than in most similar areas. While 65.9% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate of 6.5% is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures. However, full-time employment at 55.0% is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
65.9% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers here are health care and social assistance at 16.6%, followed by education and training at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.5%, while community and personal service roles account for 12.8%.
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 Firle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40438/firle/topic/employment