3.9% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Joondanna · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Joondanna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than seven out of ten adults in Joondanna are working or looking for work, creating a highly active local workforce. This is well above the national figure, with a particularly strong proportion of residents in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 61.1% seen across Australia. This is driven by a high rate of full-time employment (64.9%), while the unemployment rate of 3.9% is a little below the state and national figures.
70.2% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.9% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 64.9%
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 here at 15.9%, followed by professional and technical services at 11%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 9% and education and training at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 33.9%. Managers (12.9%) and clerical or administrative staff (12.1%) also represent significant portions of the local 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 Joondanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50702/joondanna/topic/employment