1.8% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Girraween · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Girraween
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry for workers in Girraween, where 16.9% of employees are employed in this field. This is a hardworking area with a very high employment rate and few people without a job. Most residents are in stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 74.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the figures for the Northern Territory and Australia. Full-time employment is common at 68.3%, while the unemployment rate is very low at just 1.8%.
74.9% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 76.7%
- 2021: 74.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.3% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 71.0%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond government work, construction is a major employer for 15.3% of the workforce. Other significant industries include health care and social assistance (7.7%), education and training (7.6%), and retail trade (7.0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most frequent occupation at 20.9%. Managers make up 17% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 16.6% and professionals at 14.2%.
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 Girraween [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70110/girraween/topic/employment