5.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eglinton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eglinton
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 Eglinton than in most similar areas. About 74.7% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure. This creates a workforce where full-time employment is particularly common.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is more typical here than in most areas, with 63.3% of the workforce employed full-time. While the unemployment rate is 5.3%, this is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
74.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76.7%
- 2021: 74.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.2%
- 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 residents at 16.6%, followed by construction at 13.1% and retail trade at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.4%, with community and personal service workers following at 16.2%.
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 Eglinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50476/eglinton/topic/employment