3.8% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Canberra - Queanbeyan · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Canberra - Queanbeyan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Among the highest in the country for employment, Canberra - Queanbeyan sees 69.7% of adults working or looking for work. This creates a strong job market where the unemployment rate of 3.8% is much lower than most other areas. Most of this work is highly skilled and stable, with nearly 70% of the workforce in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The workforce is very active compared to the national figure, and a typical 66% of workers are in full-time jobs. While this is well above the Australian average, the share of full-time employment has fallen slightly by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
69.7% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.0% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant employer here, accounting for 29.5% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance (11.4%) and professional and technical services (10.6%) are the next most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 30.6% of jobs, followed by managers at 17.7%. Clerical and administrative positions also make up a large slice of the workforce at 14.7%.
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 Canberra - Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/8001/canberra-queanbeyan/topic/employment