7.4% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oaks Estate · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oaks Estate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry for workers in Oaks Estate, where 32.7% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While full-time employment is very high here, a small proportion of adults are active in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 75.5%, though the unemployment rate of 7.4% is much higher than most areas. Only 50.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the ACT figure of 69.6%.
50.2% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.5% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 75.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is led by public administration and safety at 32.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.6% and construction at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.4%, while managers make up 15% 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 Oaks Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80104/oaks-estate/topic/employment