5.1% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
California Gully - Eaglehawk · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in California Gully - Eaglehawk than in the rest of Victoria. Only 56.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the state and national figures. While more people have entered the workforce since 2011, full-time employment has actually fallen.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of people working full-time is 56.1%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.1% since 2011, leaving it about the same as the rest of the country.
5.1% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
56.5% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.7%. Other major industries include manufacturing at 10.9%, construction at 10.4%, and retail trade at 10.0%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 16.3%. This is followed closely by labourers at 15.9% and technicians and trades people at 15.5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in California Gully - Eaglehawk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011019/california-gully-eaglehawk/topic/employment