1.7% ▼ -61.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Springfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Springfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of people are out of work in Springfield, where the unemployment rate is just 1.7%. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 61.7%, a smaller share of the local workforce holds full-time roles compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 61.7% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment is only 50.9%, which is well below both the state and national averages.
61.7% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.9% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 20.9% of workers, followed by professional and technical services at 15.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is largely comprised of professional roles, making up 38% of jobs, while managers account for another 26.5%.
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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41363/springfield/topic/employment