3.9% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 82% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Jobs & Industry in 4,999 or less
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011 in 4,999 or less. While the share of full-time roles has dropped to 55.3%, the area maintains a very low unemployment rate of 3.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 54.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is lower than most areas, the local unemployment rate has fallen to 3.9% since 2011.
54.5% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 56% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 67% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 55.3%
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 14.6%, followed by construction at 12.0% and retail trade at 9.5%. Education and training and manufacturing also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians or trades workers are the most common roles, making up 16.8% and 16.7% of the workforce respectively. Other typical jobs include community and personal service workers, managers, and labourers.
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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR215/4-999-or-less/topic/employment