4.3% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 74% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
500 or more · Section of State Range
Jobs & Industry in 500 or more
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 4.3% defines the working life of people in 500 or more. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, those who are employed enjoy a steady job market with very few people out of work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 3.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 54.8%.
54.0% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 58% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 54.8%
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 13.1%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.4%. Construction and retail trade also employ nearly a tenth of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.9%. Labourers (14.4%), managers (14.2%), and professionals (13.7%) also represent significant portions of the local workforce.
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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR421/500-or-more/topic/employment