4.3% ▼ -50.4%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lower Beechmont · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lower Beechmont
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Lower Beechmont (L) than in most similar areas, reaching 68.3%. While more people are active in the workforce, the share of those in full-time roles has fallen to 49.6%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with a rate 7.3 points above the Australian average. However, full-time employment has dropped 10 points since 2011, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.3%.
68.3% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.6% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 16.2%, followed by construction at 12.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.5%, while technicians and tradespeople account for another 18.3% 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 Lower Beechmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321068/lower-beechmont/topic/employment