9.0% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fingal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fingal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A struggling job market defines daily life in Fingal, where only 39.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, reflecting a community where many residents are not in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Job security is low here, with an unemployment rate of 9.0% that is well above both the state and national figures. Full-time employment is also scarce, at 45.2%, which is far below the Australian average of 58.9%.
39.2% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.2% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary employer for 24.4% of the workforce. Other common industries include education, training, health care and social assistance, each employing 11.9% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.6%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.8% of the local 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 Fingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60200/fingal/topic/employment