5.0% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Atherton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Atherton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A drop in the number of people working or looking for work is the big story for Atherton, where the rate fell 19 points since 2011. Only half of the adult population is now active in the labour force. This shift is mirrored by a 12 point fall in full-time employment over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 50% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment at 55.2% is also well below the 58.9% seen across Australia, though the unemployment rate of 5.0% is about the same as the national average.
50.0% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 55.2%
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 16.3%, followed by retail trade at 11.8%. Other common industries include education and training at 9.2% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.1%. Community and personal service workers and labourers both account for 15.1% of the local workforce, while technicians and tradespeople make up 13.3%.
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 Atherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314001/atherton/topic/employment