6.4% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oxley · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Oxley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Oxley than in most similar areas. Only 47.3% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has dropped 12 points since 2011. This struggle is reflected in a 6.4% unemployment rate, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures at 50.8%, marking a 14 point fall since 2011. This decline is consistent with the overall drop in the number of adults working or looking for work.
47.3% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are in health care and social assistance (18.3%), followed by retail trade at 10.4%. Other common industries include education and training, construction, and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.6%, with community and personal service workers close behind at 15.8%. Managers and labourers both account for 12.9% of the 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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10064/oxley/topic/employment