3.3% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Griffith · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Griffith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Griffith have been working or looking for work since 2011, with the rate rising by 4.2 percentage points to 64.4%. This reflects a strong local job market where full-time employment is significantly higher than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 65.3% of the workforce in full-time roles, well above the NSW figure of 58%. This strength is seen in the unemployment rate, which fell to 3.3% by 2021, slightly lower than the national average.
64.4% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the largest employer in the area, accounting for 19.5% of jobs. Other major industries include health care and social assistance at 12.1%, retail trade at 10.4%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%, followed by professionals at 14.3%. Technicians and tradespeople represent 13.3% of the workforce, while managers and clerical staff account for 12.8% and 10.8% respectively.
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/ucl/UCL112010/griffith/topic/employment