4.7% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Larapinta · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Larapinta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Larapinta than in most similar areas. The local workforce is particularly strong, with 69.2% of adults active in the labour market, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high here at 73.3%, which is far above the Australian figure of 58.9%. This activity occurs alongside an unemployment rate of 4.7%, which is about the same as the national level.
69.2% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.3% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.2%
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 73.3%
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 22.2%. Public administration and safety follow at 17.6%, while education and training account for 11.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 18.4% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.5%.
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 Larapinta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70158/larapinta/topic/employment