3.0% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fadden · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fadden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high percentage of people in Fadden hold stable, full-time roles, with 64.2% of the workforce in such positions. This creates a strong employment profile for the area, as the number of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than in most areas and well above the Australian figure. The unemployment rate is 3.0%, a little below the national rate of 5.1%.
67.8% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the main employer here, accounting for 32.9% of jobs. Other significant industries include health care and social assistance at 12.2% and professional and technical services at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.3%, followed by managers at 22.8%. Clerical and administrative roles account for another 16.1% 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 Fadden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80051/fadden/topic/employment