6.9% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greenwell Point · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Greenwell Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Greenwell Point than in most similar areas. This shift is striking, as the proportion of adults in the workforce has dropped by 32 points since 2011. Only 44.5% of adults are currently employed or seeking a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure, with 50.8% of the workforce in these roles. The local unemployment rate is 6.9%, which is a little above the Australian average and has risen since 2011.
44.5% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 76.7%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 50.8%
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 at 14.6%, followed by accommodation and food services at 12.2%. Construction and retail trade also employ around 11% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split across several roles, with technicians and trades being the most common at 15.5%. Professionals, clerical staff, and labourers each make up 14.4% of the local jobs.
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 Greenwell Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115068/greenwell-point/topic/employment