4.3% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Byford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Byford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Byford than the national figure, with 72.7% in the labour force. This reflects a community with high employment levels, where 63.3% of residents hold full-time roles. This figure is well above the typical Australian experience.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far above the national figure. While 63.3% are employed full-time, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
72.7% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.5%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 63.3%
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 for local workers at 13.1%. Construction follows at 10.8%, while retail trade employs 10.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.8%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.5% and community and personal service workers at 13.1%.
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 Byford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50230/byford/topic/employment