4.9% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashburton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Ashburton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
High employment rates define daily life in Ashburton, where 65.6% of adults are working or looking for work. This figure is well above both the Victorian and national averages, marking the area as a place with a very active workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 65.6% of adults are in the workforce, full-time employment sits at 58.8%, which is about the same as the rest of the country. The unemployment rate is 4.9%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
65.6% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in professional and technical services at 15.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.8% and education at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-level roles are common here, with 38.8% of residents working as professionals and another 21.7% as managers.
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 Ashburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011146/ashburton/topic/employment