5.3% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 52% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
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.
A strong workforce defines Major Urban, where 65.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While more people are in the workforce than in most similar areas, full-time employment has dipped slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 60.0%, though this has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is about the same as the national figure.
65.3% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 88% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 68% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 60.0%
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 14.2%. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.9%, followed by education and training and construction, which both sit at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.0%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.5% and clerical and administrative roles at 12.5%.
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/SOS50/major-urban/topic/employment