50.0% ▲ +283.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greys Plain · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Greys Plain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 50% unemployment rate marks the most striking feature of the workforce in Greys Plain. This is far above the national figure of 5.1%, reflecting a very small number of adults who are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 27.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 55%, well below both the state and national averages.
27.8% ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▲ +83.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Jobs in the area are concentrated in health care and social assistance at 30%, followed by public administration and safety at 25%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 30% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 25%.
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 Greys Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50591/greys-plain/topic/employment