2.7% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Somerville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Somerville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Somerville than in most other areas, reaching 75.2%. This strong employment trend is reflected in the high number of full-time roles, with 73.3% of the workforce in permanent full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 2.7%, which is a little below the national and state figures of 5.1%. This mirrors the high rate of employment across the area, which sits 14 points above the Australian average.
75.2% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.2%
- 2016: 73.6%
- 2021: 75.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.3% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.3%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry for the local workforce at 27.8%. Other common sectors include education and training at 8.8%, and health care and social assistance at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.7%, followed by professionals at 17.5%. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a significant portion of the workforce at 14.6%.
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 Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51359/somerville/topic/employment