3.5% ▲ —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Longley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Longley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Longley than in most similar areas. A high percentage of the population is active in the workforce, though full-time roles are less common than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While this activity is high, the unemployment rate of 3.5% is a little below both the state and national figures.
67.5% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 55.2%
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 for local workers at 19.4%. Construction and education both follow at 13.4%, with public administration and safety making up 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.6%. Technicians and trades people are also common at 18.7%, while managers, community workers, and clerical staff each account for 11.9% of roles.
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 Longley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60351/longley/topic/employment