3.7% ▼ -65.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenfern · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glenfern
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of residents work or look for work in Glenfern, with only 57.9% of adults in the labour force. This is lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the local unemployment rate is low at 3.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of people employed full-time is 54.8%, which is lower than most areas and well below the 58.9% seen across Australia. However, the unemployment rate is only 3.7%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
57.9% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 54.8%
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 here at 17.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.3%. Manufacturing, construction and retail trade each employ around 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupations at 21.9%. This is followed by labourers at 19.2% and machinery operators and drivers at 16.4%.
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 Glenfern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60231/glenfern/topic/employment