3.3% ▼ -39.9%
Lower than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Griffith · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Griffith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high rate of full-time work defines the daily life of Griffith, where 65.3% of the population holds a full-time role. The area is seeing more people working or looking for work than in previous years, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure of 58.9%, and the 3.3% unemployment rate is much lower than in most areas. More adults are working or looking for work now than in 2011, when the rate was 59.8%.
64.2% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer at 19.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.1%. Retail trade takes up 10.3% of jobs, while agriculture, forestry and fishing account for 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%. Professionals follow at 14.1%, with technicians and trades at 13.3%, managers at 12.8%, and clerical and administrative roles at 10.8%.
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 Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1016/griffith/topic/employment