9.1% ▲ +84.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ariah Park · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Ariah Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Labourers make up the biggest group of workers in Ariah Park, where 22.1% of employed people work in this role. The local workforce has shrunk significantly over the last decade, with a much lower share of adults working or looking for work than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 37.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This shift is stark, as the number fell 32 points since 2011, while the unemployment rate rose to 9.1%, well above the 5.1% seen across Australia.
37.9% ▼ -46.1%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.8% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry at 16.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.0%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a key role, employing 10.5% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond labourers, professional roles are the next most common occupation at 17.4%. Community and personal service workers make up 14.0% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 12.8%.
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 Ariah Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122006/ariah-park/topic/employment