0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashley · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Ashley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades make up the biggest slice of the workforce in Ashley. This small area has a very strong employment record, with almost 70% of people working full-time and a jobless rate that has dropped to 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 64.7% of adults doing so, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has risen 11 points since 2011 to reach 69.6%, a rate far above both the state and national figures.
64.7% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.6% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 13.0%, followed closely by construction at 12.3%. Health care and social assistance also employ a notable 9.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of technicians and trades people at 22.5%, laborers make up 14.5% of jobs. Professionals and clerical workers are also common, each accounting for 13.0% of the local workforce.
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 Ashley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122008/ashley/topic/employment