18.7% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 96% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
499 or less · Section of State Range
Jobs & Industry in 499 or less
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 23 percentage point gap separates the share of adults working or looking for work in 499 or less from the national figure. While full-time employment is around the middle for similar areas, the region faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 18.7%, which is far above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 38.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 7.8 points since 2011. This is paired with a high unemployment rate of 18.7%, which rose by 2.2 points over the last decade.
38.3% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 89% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 52% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by public administration and safety at 23.4%, followed by education and training at 17.6% and health care and social assistance at 13.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.4%, with community and personal service workers following closely at 21.0%.
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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR722/499-or-less/topic/employment