4.3% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alfred Cove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Alfred Cove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 68% of adults in Alfred Cove are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most other areas. This strong workforce is typical of the region, with full-time employment sitting at 59.3%, almost exactly matching the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local jobless rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, though this is higher than most similar areas.
67.7% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 59.3%
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 at 13.5%, followed closely by education and training at 13.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 34.3% of jobs, while managers account for another 16% of the local workforce.
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 Alfred Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50010/alfred-cove/topic/employment