3.7% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pascoe Vale South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Pascoe Vale South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines daily life in Pascoe Vale South, where 68.6% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area also sees very few people without work, with an unemployment rate of just 3.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose by 5.2 points since 2011 to reach 68.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 59.1%, about the same as the Victorian average.
68.6% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 59.1%
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 at 12.7%, followed by education and training at 11.6% and professional and technical services at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are common here, making up 31.4% of jobs, while managers account for 16.5% and clerical or administrative staff represent 14.5% of the 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 Pascoe Vale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011109/pascoe-vale-south/topic/employment