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Jobs & Industry in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part)

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Full-time employment in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) has fallen slightly to 65.8% since 2011, though it remains a high-performing job market. The area sees far more people working or looking for work than the national average, with a very low unemployment rate of 3.8%.

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📍 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part), Urban Centre

Where Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) sits — Unemployment rate

3.8% ▲ +7.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) — lower than 64% of areas.

Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part)3.8%
2606, ACT 3.4%
Australian Capital Territory 3.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Around 69.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas, though it dropped 1.6 percentage points over the last decade.

Unemployment rate

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3.8% ▲ +7.1%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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69.6% ▼ -0.4%

Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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65.8% ▼ -2.4%

Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the dominant employer here, making up 29.8% of the workforce. Other major industries include health care and social assistance at 11.5% and professional and technical services at 10.9%.

Industries people work in

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In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part), the largest group is Public administration & safety at 30%, followed by Health care & social assistance (12%) and Professional & technical (11%).

Public administration & safety 29.8% Health care & social assistance 11.5% Professional & technical 10.9% Education & training 9.4% Construction 6.6% Retail trade 6.5% Accommodation & food 6.3% Other services 2.9% Administrative & support 2.6% Transport & warehousing 2.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals and managers make up nearly half of all jobs, accounting for 31.5% and 17.8% of the workforce respectively. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 14.6%.

Occupations people work in

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In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part), the largest group is Professionals at 32%, followed by Managers (18%) and Clerical & administrative (15%).

Professionals 31.5% Managers 17.8% Clerical & administrative 14.6% Community & personal service 10.9% Technicians & trades 9.6% Sales workers 6.1% Labourers 5.0% Machinery operators & drivers 2.4%

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 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL802001/canberra-queanbeyan/topic/employment