5.7% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Belconnen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Belconnen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Belconnen than the national figure. This activity is driven by a strong workforce, though the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 73.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 64%, though the 5.7% unemployment rate is a little above the ACT average.
73.2% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 73.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the largest employer at 21.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.1%. Other key sectors include professional and technical services and the food and accommodation industry.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32%. Community and personal service roles are the next most common at 14.7%, with clerical and administrative staff accounting for 12.8% of jobs.
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 Belconnen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80024/belconnen/topic/employment