5.1% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Allanson · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Allanson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the top industry for workers in Allanson, with 18.6% of the local workforce employed in the sector. This small community sees a high proportion of adults working or looking for work, with 64.7% active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 60.6%, which is higher than most similar areas. While the unemployment rate of 5.1% is about the same as the state and national figures, it has risen by 1.1 points since 2011.
64.7% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from mining, the most common industries for residents are education and training at 10.2%, construction at 9.8%, and electricity, gas and water at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most frequent occupation at 28.4%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 18.2% and labourers at 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 Allanson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521001/allanson/topic/employment