4.2% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Aspendale Gardens - Waterways · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working residents defines Aspendale Gardens - Waterways, where 68.2% of adults are employed or seeking work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While the area is active, the share of full-time roles has dipped over the last decade.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work are much more common here than in most similar areas, though the full-time employment rate fell from 64.8% in 2011 to 60.0% in 2021. Unemployment is 4.2%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
4.2% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.2% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 12.9%, followed by retail trade at 12.2% and manufacturing at 9.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent at 24.0%, with managers making up 16.4% of the workforce and clerical or administrative staff accounting for 14.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Aspendale Gardens - Waterways [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031183/aspendale-gardens-waterways/topic/employment