4.7% ▲ —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oldbury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oldbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Oldbury than in most similar areas. While 65.6% of adults are active in the labour force, full-time employment is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work compared to most areas, though the 54.9% full-time employment rate is well below the Australian figure. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
65.6% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 19.5%. Other major employers include construction at 11%, transport and warehousing at 10.4%, and mining at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.6% and community and personal service workers at 12.2%.
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 Oldbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51179/oldbury/topic/employment