33.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fyshwick · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fyshwick
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Fyshwick compared to the rest of the territory. While full-time employment is well above the national figure, the area struggles with an unemployment rate that is among the highest at this level.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the ACT figure of 69.6%. This is reflected in a very high unemployment rate of 33.3%, which sits far above both the state and national figures.
45.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.6% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Almost half of the workforce is employed in other services, with construction and professional and technical services each making up 22.7% of the industry breakdown.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 36.4%, followed by professionals at 22.7%, while sales workers and labourers each account for 13.6% of occupations.
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 Fyshwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80060/fyshwick/topic/employment