4.8% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 58% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
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.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in 500 or more compared to the rest of Australia. Only 54.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also dropped over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is much less common here than in most similar areas, with only 53% of people employed full-time. While the unemployment rate of 4.8% is about the same as the national figure, it has fallen 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
54.2% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 87% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12.6%. Other major employers include construction at 9.7% and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.5%, and labourers at 14%.
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/SOSR621/500-or-more/topic/employment