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City of Burnside

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In 2021, 8,004 people born overseas were employed in the City of Burnside, of which 58.4% were working full time and 37.3% part time.

For the overseas-born population, being able to find work and participate in the local economy is a very important step to settling into Australia. High employment can indicate an engaged migrant community, or perhaps a large contingent on work-sponsored visas. A high level of unemployment or low participation rate (the percentage of the population in the labour force) can indicate a community of recent migrants with difficulties adjusting to economic life in Australia, and in some cases with a reliance on government benefits.

Differences in employment status for the local overseas-born populations may be related to the age and length of time that population has been in Australia, and the reason for migration (eg. some people migrate specifically for employment, so unemployment would be expected to be low in this case).

Employment data should be looked at in conjunction with Age Structure and Qualification data for the recent arrivals.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'

Employment status
City of Burnside - born overseas20212016Change
Employment statusNumber%City of Burnside - Total populationNumber%City of Burnside - Total population2016 to 2021
Employed8,00494.995.66,26191.494.1+1,743
Employed full-time4,67355.453.93,66653.553.9+1,007
Employed part-time2,98735.437.72,36534.536.3+622
Employed, away from work3444.14.12303.44.0+114
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)4305.14.45888.65.9-158
Looking for full-time work2082.52.02924.32.7-84
Looking for part-time work2222.62.42964.33.2-74
Total labour force8,434100.0100.06,849100.0100.0+1,585
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Labour force status
City of Burnside - born overseas20212016Change
Labour force statusNumber%City of Burnside - Total populationNumber%City of Burnside - Total population2016 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)8,43461.262.36,84957.161.3+1,585
Not in the labour force5,34938.837.75,15342.938.7+196
Total persons aged 15+13,783100.0100.012,002100.0100.0+1,781
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of the City of Burnside's labour force born overseas in 2021 was 8,434 people, of which 2,987 were employed part-time and 4,673 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status of the population born overseas (as a percentage of the labour force) in the City of Burnside in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Burnside shows that there was a lower proportion in employment, and a similar proportion unemployed. Overall, 94.9% of the labour force born overseas was employed and 2.5% unemployed, compared with 95.6% and 2.0% respectively for the total population in the City of Burnside.

The labour force participation rate refers to the proportion of the population over 15 years of age that was employed or actively looking for work.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population born overseas in the City of Burnside in 2021 shows that there was a lower proportion in the labour force (61.2%) compared with the total population in the City of Burnside (62.3%).

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people born overseas employed in the City of Burnside showed an increase of 1,743 persons and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 84 persons. In the same period, the number of people born overseas in the labour force showed an increase of 1,585 persons, or 23.1%.

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