4.3% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glen Forrest · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glen Forrest
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Glen Forrest than in most similar areas. While 64.2% of adults are in the workforce, a smaller proportion hold full-time roles compared to the state and national figures. This creates a workforce profile that is more active than average but less likely to be in full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the state average at 54.6%, and the unemployment rate is 4.3%.
64.2% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.1%, followed by education and training at 13.3%. Other notable sectors include professional and technical services and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.1%. Technicians and trades follow at 15.3%, while managers and community and personal service workers each account for 12.6% of the workforce.
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 Glen Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50552/glen-forrest/topic/employment