9.4% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greenfields · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Greenfields
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 9.4% marks the current job market in Greenfields, which is well above the national figure. Only 46.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both the state and the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is less common here than in most areas, with the proportion of adults working or looking for work far below the national rate. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 53.5%.
46.6% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 53.5%
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 at 14.5%, followed by retail trade at 11.9%. Mining and construction both employ 9.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.4% and machinery operators and drivers at 14.2%.
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 Greenfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50583/greenfields/topic/employment