4.4% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Beaconsfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Beaconsfield than in most other similar areas. While 64.2% of adults are active in the labour force, the proportion of those in full-time roles is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate of 4.4% is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures. While 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work, only 54.0% have full-time jobs, which is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
64.2% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 54.0%
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 16.6%, followed by education and training at 13.0% and professional and technical services at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here, accounting for 34.8% of workers. Managers make up 14.7% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 13.3%.
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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50086/beaconsfield/topic/employment