6.6% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 72% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
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.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Major Urban, where 17.3% of people work in this field. While a high number of adults are working or looking for work, the area faces higher unemployment than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly higher than the national figure. However, the unemployment rate is 6.6%, which is a little above the Australian average and much higher than most similar areas.
61.5% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 73% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 73% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in Major Urban are health care and social assistance (17.3%), education and training (10.7%), and public administration and safety (10.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.2%, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.3% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.9%.
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/SOS60/major-urban/topic/employment