4.8% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Macquarie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Macquarie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than a quarter of workers in Macquarie are employed in public administration and safety. This employment hub sees a very high proportion of full-time work, with 65.6% of the population in permanent roles, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that sits a little above the national average but well below the ACT. The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is higher than most similar areas.
63.2% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.6% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry at 27.9%, followed by education and training at 14% and professional and technical services at 11.2%. Health care and social assistance (10.4%) and food and accommodation (7.3%) also employ significant numbers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 33.8%, followed by managers at 17%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.1% and clerical and administrative staff at 11.6%.
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 Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80091/macquarie/topic/employment