5.5% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 61% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
1 million or more · Section of State Range
Jobs & Industry in 1 million or more
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Higher rates of employment than most similar areas define the workforce in 1 million or more. Around 65.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This strong participation persists despite a slight drop in full-time roles over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national average at 60.1%, though this is 4.9 percentage points lower than in 2011. The unemployment rate sits at 5.5%, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 5.1%.
65.5% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 91% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 60.1%
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 15.6%. Education, training, and retail trade each employ 9.0% of the workforce, followed closely by professional and technical services at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.5%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.6% and managers at 12.5%.
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 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR301/1-million-or-more/topic/employment