3.0% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Garran · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Garran
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher full-time employment than most similar areas defines the workforce in Garran. While 67.3% of the community work full-time, the overall number of adults working or looking for work sits at 61.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical worker is in full-time employment, a figure well above the national 58.9%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 3.0%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 5.1%.
61.8% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.3% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Garran at 28.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 20.9% and professional and technical services at 12.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 42.0% of workers, while managers make up another 18.7% 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 Garran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80061/garran/topic/employment