4.8% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 58% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range
Jobs & Industry in 20,000 to 49,999
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 20,000 to 49,999, where 18.8% of workers are in this sector. While the typical worker is employed full-time, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is notably lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment stands at 58.5%, a figure that has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
56.2% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 50% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 18.8%, followed by retail trade at 10.4% and education and training at 10.0%. Construction and accommodation and food services also employ significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.6% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.2%.
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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR112/20-000-to-49-999/topic/employment