6.8% ▲ —
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Inglewood · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Inglewood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer people are working or looking for work in Inglewood than in most similar areas. Only 36.6% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen by 10 points since 2011. This shift comes alongside a rise in the unemployment rate to 6.8%, which is now a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 52.4%, marking an 11 point drop since 2011. The number of adults working or looking for work is also far below the national figure, sitting at 36.6%.
36.6% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 52.4%
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 for local workers at 18.3%, followed by manufacturing at 12.7% and retail trade at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 22.7%, while technicians, trades, and community and personal service workers each account for 14.4% of the 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 Inglewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221035/inglewood/topic/employment