1.3% ▼ -87.9%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alyangula · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Alyangula
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the biggest employer in Alyangula, where 34.3% of workers are in that industry. This is a place of high employment, with a very small unemployment rate of just 1.3%. The local job market has strengthened significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 76% of adults in the labour force, which is far above the national figure. Full-time employment has risen by 19 points since 2011 and is now at 70.7%.
76.0% ▲ +148.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 80.1%
- 2021: 76.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.7% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 75.4%
- 2021: 70.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining leads the local economy at 34.3%, followed by education and training at 12% and public administration and safety at 10.7%. Health care and social assistance accounts for 8.4% of jobs, while construction makes up 5.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.8%. Other significant groups include technicians and trades at 15.7%, machinery operators and drivers at 14.4%, and managers at 12.8%.
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 Alyangula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721001/alyangula/topic/employment