6.3% ▼ -35.1%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Conjola Park · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Conjola Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Finding a full-time job is harder for many in Conjola Park, where only 52.5% of the workforce is employed full-time. This is well below both the state and national figures, reflecting a local job market that leans away from traditional full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just over half of adults (51.8%) are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. While the unemployment rate of 6.3% is a little above the Australian average, it has fallen by 3.4 points since 2011.
51.8% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.0%, followed by retail trade at 14.8% and construction at 13.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.3%, while technicians and trades follow closely at 20.5%.
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 Conjola Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122038/conjola-park/topic/employment