1.0% ▼ -70.0%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 1.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Firgrove · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Firgrove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Firgrove than the state average, with 73.1% active in the labour force. This high level of activity is matched by a very low unemployment rate of just 1.0%. Full-time employment has also climbed steadily since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 73.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 65.3%, while the unemployment rate is among the lowest for similar areas.
73.1% ▲ +66.1%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 65.3%
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 15.3%, followed by education and training at 13.6%. Public administration and safety also employ a significant 12.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here, making up 25.9% of the workforce. Other frequent roles include technicians and trades at 17.7% and clerical and administrative positions at 14.6%.
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 Firgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121040/firgrove/topic/employment