3.8% ▼ -38.3%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Golden Plains - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Golden Plains - North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Golden Plains - North than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is quite low at 3.8%, a smaller proportion of the community is in the workforce compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also dipped since 2011 to 57.4%, a result slightly below the national average.
57.5% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 57.4%
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 15.5%, followed by construction at 12.6% and retail trade at 9.0%. Manufacturing and agriculture each employ around 8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.7%. Other common roles include professionals at 14.0% and managers at 13.3%, while labourers and clerical staff both sit around 12%.
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 Golden Plains - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031015/golden-plains-north/topic/employment