5.7% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beldon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Beldon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Beldon than in most other areas, with 70.2% of the population active in the labour force. This high level of activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 5.7%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 70.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state (63.9%) and national (61.1%) levels. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
70.2% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 14.3%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 12.3%, and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 20.0%. Professionals follow closely at 19.7%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.6% of jobs.
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 Beldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50102/beldon/topic/employment