3.8% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
O'Connor · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in O'Connor
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in O'Connor than in most similar areas. This professional community sees a high number of people in the workforce, with 70.4% of adults employed or seeking a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 70.4% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure of 61.1%—full-time employment is 60%, which is well below the Territory average. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, sitting slightly below the Australian figure.
70.4% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 28.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 15.6% and education and training at 13.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 40.2% of workers, while managers account for another 20.3%.
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 O'Connor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80102/o-connor/topic/employment