4.2% ▲ —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ord River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ord River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is among the highest for similar areas in Ord River, where 78.5% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This far exceeds the national figure of 58.9%. While the overall rate of adults working or looking for work is slightly lower than the Australian average, those who are employed tend to have stable, full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 59.0%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is 4.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures of 5.1%.
59.0% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
78.5% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.4%
- 2016: 78.3%
- 2021: 78.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Ord River is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and the education and training sectors, each employing 20.0% of the workforce. Accommodation and food services follow at 16.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 27.7%, followed by community and personal service workers at 21.5%. Managers account for 15.4% of roles, while machinery operators and labourers each make up 10.8%.
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 Ord River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51188/ord-river/topic/employment