19.0% ▼ -76.5%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 81.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Atitjere · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Atitjere
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety jobs dominate the workforce in Atitjere, where 43.4% of employed people work in this sector. The area faces significant employment challenges, with a very high unemployment rate of 19%. This is far above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. While unemployment has fallen 62 points since 2011, full-time employment has also dropped 21 points since 2016 to 56.6%.
44.7% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% —
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 77.6%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Most people work in public administration and safety (43.4%), followed by health care and social assistance at 11.3%. Other common industries include education and training (9.4%), construction (5.7%), and retail trade (5.7%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 39.6%. Professionals make up 22.6% of the workforce, while managers, clerical staff, and labourers each account for 9.4%.
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 Atitjere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722008/atitjere/topic/employment