7.3% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Falmouth · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Falmouth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Managers and professionals make up nearly half of all workers in Falmouth. While these high-level roles are common, the area struggles with a very low number of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the state average, while the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 7.3%.
44.0% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
38.0% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for locals at 18%, followed by retail trade at 12% and professional and technical services at 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers and professionals, who each make up 24% of all occupations. Labourers account for 20%, while clerical and administrative roles make up 14%.
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 Falmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60197/falmouth/topic/employment