0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Geranium · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Geranium
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost half of all workers in Geranium are employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. This creates a local economy where most people hold full-time roles, and the unemployment rate is a remarkably low 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While only 50.7% of adults are working or looking for work—which is far below the national figure of 61.1%—those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles at 67.6%.
50.7% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 48.6% of workers, followed by education and training at 27.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workforce are managers, while professionals and labourers each make up 13.5% of the local occupations.
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 Geranium [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40484/geranium/topic/employment