9.9% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Northampton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Northampton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Northampton compared to the rest of the country. Only 37.4% of adults are in the labour force, and the area faces a significant employment challenge with an unemployment rate of 9.9%. This is well above the national and state figures of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 51.7%. This reflects a broader trend in Northampton, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest of similar areas.
37.4% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 51.7%
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 16.5%. This is followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing and education and training, which both account for 11.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 21.2%. Labourers are also common at 19.5%, while technicians, trades, and community service workers each represent 14.0% 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 Northampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51158/northampton/topic/employment