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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.

Full-time employment has dropped by 7.4 percentage points since 2011 in 20,000 to 49,999. This shift is part of a broader trend where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most similar areas. The local job market faces challenges, with an unemployment rate of 7.8% which is a little above the national figure.

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📍 20,000 to 49,999, Section of State Range

Where 20,000 to 49,999 sits — Unemployment rate

7.8% ▼ -3.4%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 20,000 to 49,999 — higher than 84% of areas.

20,000 to 49,9997.8%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 51.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the 61.1% national average. Full-time work is a little below the Australian rate at 56.6%, while unemployment remains much higher than in most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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7.8% ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 84% of section of state range areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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51.3% ▼ -5.2%

Lower than 72% of section of state range areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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56.6% ▼ -11.6%

Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.

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 15.4%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and construction at 10.0%. Manufacturing and education also employ significant shares of the workforce at 9.6% and 8.4% respectively.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 17.1%. Professionals make up 15.2% of the workforce, followed by community and personal service workers at 13.8% and labourers at 13.1%.

Occupations people work in

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20,000 to 49,999 splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (17%) and Professionals (16%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Technicians & trades 17.1% Professionals 15.2% Community & personal service 13.8% Labourers 13.1% Clerical & administrative 11.5% Sales workers 9.6% Machinery operators & drivers 8.8% Managers 8.8%

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/SOSR312/20-000-to-49-999/topic/employment