4.2% ▲ +177.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Argyle · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Argyle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A significantly higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Argyle compared to the national average. This activity is reflected in a workforce where 65.2% of adults are active, though full-time employment sits slightly below the state figure at 57.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 65.2% of adults working or looking for work is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as both the state and national levels.
65.2% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 57.6%
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 for local workers at 13.5%. Other major employers include construction at 11.1%, mining at 10.8%, and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 24.2%. Professionals are the next most common occupation at 19.5%, followed by managers at 12.1%.
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 Argyle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50025/argyle/topic/employment