3.1% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Araluen · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Araluen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
One in four workers in Araluen is employed in health care and social assistance. This is a highly active workforce where 74.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 72.7%, which is far above the Australian figure. This strong participation is matched by a low unemployment rate of 3.1%, which is a little below the national average.
74.5% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.7% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 73.7%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 25.0%, followed by public administration and safety at 17.3%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 8.7% and education and training at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 18.0% and technicians and trades at 12.4%.
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 Araluen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70002/araluen/topic/employment