6.0% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Battery Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Battery Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of professionals defines the workforce in Battery Point, where 42.3% of workers hold professional roles. While most adults are working or looking for work, the area has a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the 6.0% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas.
61.0% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 55.4%
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 at 19.1%. Other major employers include accommodation and food (12.1%) and professional and technical services (11.9%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 42.3% of jobs. Managers follow at 17.2%, while clerical and administrative workers account for 10.2% 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 Battery Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60033/battery-point/topic/employment