3.7% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
White Hills - Ascot · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in White Hills - Ascot
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in White Hills - Ascot than in most similar areas. This active workforce is supported by a very low unemployment rate of 3.7%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 65.2% of adults are in the workforce, a figure well above the 61.1% Australian average. Full-time employment has fallen 3.2 percentage points since 2011 to 58.6%, which is now about the same as the Victorian average.
65.2% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 19.6%. Other significant sectors include construction at 10.4% and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.8% and community and personal service workers at 13.7%.
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 White Hills - Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011025/white-hills-ascot/topic/employment