5.4% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Awaba · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Awaba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Awaba than in most similar areas. About 65.5% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has risen 15 points since 2011. Full-time employment is also common here, though the unemployment rate is higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure at 65.5%. Full-time employment is slightly higher than the state average at 60.8%, though this has fallen 3.5 points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is about the same as the national figure.
65.5% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with retail trade being the most common at 14.6%. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 14.0%, with construction making up 13.5% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most frequent occupation at 17.0%. Professionals make up 16.4% of workers, followed by technicians and trades at 12.9% and labourers at 12.3%.
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 Awaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122010/awaba/topic/employment