5.1% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Major Urban · Section of State
Jobs & Industry in Major Urban
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than half of the working population in Major Urban are employed full-time. While the typical worker's experience mirrors the national trend, the share of full-time roles has dropped by 7.0 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, about the same as the national figure and barely changed since 2011.
59.9% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 65% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.1%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.5%. Retail trade, education, and construction also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, accounting for 29.0% of workers. Managers make up 14.7%, while clerical and administrative staff represent 13.6% 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 Major Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS10/major-urban/topic/employment