17.3% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 17.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Acton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Acton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 17.3% shapes the daily economic life of Acton. This is far above the figures for both the ACT and the rest of Australia, with only 57.9% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer people here are in full-time roles compared to the rest of the territory. This is reflected in the local unemployment rate, which is among the highest for similar areas at 17.3%.
57.9% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
4.8% ▼ -41.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in service roles, with 28.2% of people working in accommodation and food and 23.4% in education and training.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 36.9%, followed by professionals at 24.0% and sales workers at 17.0%.
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 Acton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80017/acton/topic/employment