4.9% —
Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Corio · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Corio
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people have full-time jobs in Corio than in most similar areas. While the typical work patterns are slightly below the state and national figures, the number of adults working or looking for work has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2016.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is lower than most areas at 56.7%, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.9% since 2016. About 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure.
60.7% —
Lower than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% —
Lower than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, making up 17.1% of jobs. Construction and retail trade also employ a significant portion of the workforce, at 10.7% and 10.5% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%, followed by technicians and trades people at 14.0%. Community and personal service workers account for 13.2% of occupations.
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 Corio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED210/corio/topic/employment