5.3% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Southend · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Southend
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few residents in Southend (L) hold full-time positions compared to similar areas. While more adults are now working or looking for work, full-time employment has dropped sharply to just 41.2% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, about the same as the state and national figures.
54.7% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.2% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 26.0% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.5% and construction at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 25.2%, followed by technicians and trades at 18.3%. Professionals and clerical staff each account for 13.0% of jobs.
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 Southend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422049/southend/topic/employment