3.0% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Aranda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Aranda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost 30% of workers in Aranda are employed in public administration and safety. This is a high-earning area where the typical worker is a professional or manager, and 63% of the workforce is employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most areas. This is well above the national figure, though it sits well below the ACT average. The unemployment rate is 3.0%, slightly lower than the national figure.
64.2% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 29.5%. Other common industries include education and training at 14.5% and professional and technical services at 13.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common, making up 40.2% of jobs. Managers account for another 22.5%, while clerical and administrative positions make up 9.5% of the local workforce.
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 Aranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80020/aranda/topic/employment