6.1% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 68% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
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.
Fewer people are in full-time work in Other Urban than in most similar areas. Only 55.4% of the workforce holds a full-time role, which is well below the national figure and has fallen since 2011. This contributes to a local unemployment rate of 6.1% that is a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 55.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 but remains well below the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment is notably low compared to most other areas.
55.7% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 53% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 69% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 17.8%, followed by retail trade at 11% and education and training at 9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%, while community and personal service roles account for 14.6% of jobs.
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/SOS61/other-urban/topic/employment