3.6% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fitzroy North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Fitzroy North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 10 points more adults are working or looking for work in Fitzroy North than the national figure. This is a highly employed area where full-time work is much more common than in most other parts of the country. The workforce is predominantly professional and highly skilled.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 3.6%, which is much lower than most areas. This strong job market is reflected in the 70.9% of adults who are working or looking for work, a figure well above the Victorian average.
70.9% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the main employer for 20% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 15%, with education and training accounting for another 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About half of the local workforce are professionals, with managers making up another 17.5%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common, representing 9.8% of occupations.
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 Fitzroy North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071143/fitzroy-north/topic/employment