6.6% ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Adelong · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Adelong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are in full-time work in Adelong than in most similar areas. While 58.7% of the workforce has a full-time job, the local unemployment rate of 6.6% is a little above the national figure. This reflects a mixed job market where steady full-time roles exist alongside a rising number of people looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 54.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen by 6.8 percentage points since 2011, while the unemployment rate rose to 6.6%.
54.1% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in the area, making up 17.9% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 12%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers are the most common workers at 16%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.1%, and labourers at 13.9%.
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 Adelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121001/adelong/topic/employment