4.5% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 68% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
5,000 to 9,999 · Section of State Range
Jobs & Industry in 5,000 to 9,999
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in 5,000 to 9,999 are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average. This area has seen a notable drop in employment over the last decade, with full-time work falling by 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.3% of adults are in the workforce, which is lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also much lower than usual at 53.9%, though the unemployment rate of 4.5% is about the same as the national figure.
52.3% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 68% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 82% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 53.9%
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 manufacturing at 11.9% and retail trade at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.1%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.5% and professionals 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 5,000 to 9,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR414/5-000-to-9-999/topic/employment