3.1% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Trafalgar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Trafalgar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Trafalgar than in most similar areas, with only 58.7% of the adult population in the labour force. While full-time employment has fallen since 2011, the area maintains a very strong job market with a low unemployment rate of 3.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 3.1% is much lower than most areas and sits below both the state and national figures. However, the share of people working full-time has fallen to 55.8%, which is well below the Victorian average.
58.7% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 55.8%
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 14.1%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.8% and construction at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles, making up 16.6% and 16.1% of the workforce respectively, while technicians and trades account for 15.2%.
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 Trafalgar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205011078/trafalgar/topic/employment