3.0% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alice River · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Alice River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 21 point jump in the number of adults working or looking for work has transformed Alice River since 2011. This shift has created a strong local workforce where 73.9% of adults are active in the labour market, far exceeding both state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 64.2%, which is well above the national figure. This strong activity is matched by a very low unemployment rate of 3.0%, which has fallen since 2011.
73.9% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with the highest shares working in construction at 14.6% and health care and social assistance at 14.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%, followed by professionals at 16.9% and clerical or administrative staff at 14.4%.
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 Alice River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315002/alice-river/topic/employment