4.8% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 61% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Other Urban · Section of State
Jobs & Industry in Other Urban
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011 in Other Urban. The area now sees 57% of its people in full-time work, though the unemployment rate has improved and now sits at 4.8%. This is lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 54.5% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This participation rate has barely changed over the last decade.
54.5% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 58% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 55% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 57.0%
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 16.8%, followed by retail trade at 10.3% and construction at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 18.2% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 15.1% and community and personal service workers make up 14.3%.
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 Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS11/other-urban/topic/employment