5.0% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Victoria Park · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Victoria Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up a huge 31.5% of the workforce in Victoria Park, marking it as a highly skilled hub. More adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, with 67.7% of adults active in the labour market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, at 67.7%, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the state average at 61.9%, though this has fallen 4.1 points since 2011.
67.7% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.9% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.8%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.1%. Other main industries include education and training at 8.7%, and accommodation and food services at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of professionals, managers account for 12.6% of the local workforce. Clerical and administrative roles, community and personal service workers, and technicians and trades each make up about 11.7% of jobs.
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 Victoria Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58510/victoria-park/topic/employment