4.1% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Iluka · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Iluka
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Iluka than in most other similar areas. Around 71.4% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, though the 4.1% unemployment rate is about the same as the state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.8%, which is a little below the Australian average of 58.9%.
71.4% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 57.8%
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 13.5%. Other key sectors include education and training at 10.6%, followed by construction and professional services, which both sit at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 25.2%, with managers making up another 17.4% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative jobs follow at 14.3%.
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 Iluka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50664/iluka/topic/employment