3.9% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leopold · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Leopold
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller share of full-time work defines the daily professional life in Leopold, where only 55.2% of residents hold full-time roles. This figure is well below the Victorian and national averages, having fallen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011. Despite this, the area maintains a strong employment record with an unemployment rate of 3.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the national figure. While full-time employment has dropped, the local unemployment rate remains a little below the state and national levels.
62.0% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 55.2%
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 18.1%, followed by construction at 12.9% and retail trade at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%, with technicians and tradespeople closely following at 16.9%.
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 Leopold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021044/leopold/topic/employment