3.9% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Grange · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Grange
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong professional presence defines Grange, where nearly 28% of workers hold professional roles. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.9%, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, those in the workforce are mostly in full-time roles, with 58.4% employed full-time.
57.8% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.9%, followed by education and training at 11.1%. Construction, retail trade, and professional services each make up 8.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up a large share of the local workforce at 27.8% and 16.8% respectively. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 13.2%, with community and personal service workers at 12.7%.
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 Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40530/grange/topic/employment