11.5% ▲ +97.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fingal · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Fingal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Fingal (L) compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.6% of adults are in the labour force, while the unemployment rate has climbed to 11.5%, which is well above the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life has shifted here, with the share of adults working or looking for work falling 24 points since 2011 to just 36.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure at 50.5%, and the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas.
36.6% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.9%. Retail trade and education and training both account for 9.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 20.8% and labourers at 19.8%.
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 Fingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622008/fingal/topic/employment