3.9% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Franklin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Franklin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Franklin, where a quarter of workers are in these roles. This is a highly active workforce, with nearly 80% of adults working or looking for work. It is a place where full-time employment is much more common than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 80% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. Full-time employment is also high at 67.7%, while the unemployment rate is 3.9%, about the same as the territory average.
79.4% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.3%
- 2016: 76.4%
- 2021: 79.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.7% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.0%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the main industry at 25.9%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.6%. Health care and social assistance (10.5%) and accommodation and food (10.1%) also employ significant numbers of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.7%. Managers account for 15.1% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles take up 13.9%.
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 Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80058/franklin/topic/employment