5.6% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 63% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
10,000 to 19,999 · Section of State Range
Jobs & Industry in 10,000 to 19,999
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of nearly 10 percentage points separates the proportion of adults working or looking for work in 10,000 to 19,999 from the national figure. This sparsely populated area sees far fewer people in the workforce than most similar regions, with a low full-time employment rate of 54.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. This is mirrored by a full-time employment rate that has fallen since 2011, while the unemployment rate of 5.6% remains higher than in most similar places.
51.4% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 74% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors here are health care and social assistance at 16.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and accommodation and food services at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.4%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.8% and community and personal service workers at 14.9%.
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 10,000 to 19,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR113/10-000-to-19-999/topic/employment