3.4% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alexandra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Alexandra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Alexandra than in most similar areas. Only 51.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This shift is part of a downward trend, as the number of working adults has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is quite low at 3.4%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. However, full-time employment is well below the Victoria average, with 51.1% of the population working full-time, down 4.3 points from 2011.
51.5% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 51.1%
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 12.4%, followed by construction at 10.9% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%, while technicians and trades account for 16.3% of the local workforce.
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 Alexandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011054/alexandra/topic/employment