4.0% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Connolly · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Connolly
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 Connolly than in most similar areas. This active workforce sees 68.1% of adults engaged in the labour market, a figure well above the national average. While employment is high, the area remains stable with an unemployment rate of 4.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 68.1%, which is well above both the state (63.9%) and national (61.1%) figures. Full-time employment stands at 59.1%, which is about the same as the national rate.
68.1% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 59.1%
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 13.4%. Other major employers include education and training at 12.4% and construction at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here, accounting for 23% of the workforce. Technicians and trades make up 15.9%, while managers and clerical staff each represent around 14% to 15% of workers.
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 Connolly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50318/connolly/topic/employment