4.8% ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Flagstone · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Flagstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Flagstone, where 13.5% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This is a hardworking area where 68.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas, with 63.2% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is well above the 58.9% seen across Australia. The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the national figure.
68.2% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from construction, health care and social assistance (12.9%) and retail trade (12.0%) are the biggest employers. Other notable sectors include manufacturing at 9.2% and education and training at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 15.5%, while community and personal service workers account for 12.6% 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 Flagstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314009/flagstone/topic/employment