5.7% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 67% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
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.
A decline in the proportion of adults working or looking for work marks the recent trend for 4,999 or less. This shift is seen alongside an unemployment rate of 5.7%, which is higher than most similar areas. Overall, the workforce has become slightly less active over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment also fell by 3.1 percentage points since 2011 to 55.9%, a result slightly below the Australian average.
53.0% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 64% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 62% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 55.9%
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 15.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and construction at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.6%, while professionals account for 14.8% 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR615/4-999-or-less/topic/employment