4.6% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Como · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Como
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults in Como are working or looking for work than in most other areas. This trend is led by a strong full-time employment rate of 62%, which is well above the national figure. Residents here are predominantly employed in professional and health-related roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the Australian average. Full-time employment is also high at 62%, though the unemployment rate of 4.6% is higher than in most similar areas.
65.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 62.0%
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 15.6%. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 12.3% and education and training at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in Como at 37.9%. Managers account for 13.8% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 11.9%.
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 Como [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50316/como/topic/employment