4.4% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Australind · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Australind
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Australind than in most similar areas. The local workforce is active, with 64.4% of adults in the labour force, a figure well above the national average of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 60.2%, which is about the same as the state average. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
64.4% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employing industry is health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Other major sectors include construction (11.1%), manufacturing (10.9%), retail trade (10.3%), and mining (9.5%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.1%. Other common jobs include professionals (14.1%), labourers (12.2%), community and personal service workers (11.9%), and machinery operators and drivers (11.7%).
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 Australind [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50039/australind/topic/employment