3.7% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ivanhoe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Ivanhoe than in most similar areas. This is a highly employed community where 66.5% of adults are in the workforce, and the unemployment rate of 3.7% is much lower than most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the Victorian average, with 60.7% of the workforce in full-time roles.
3.7% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
66.5% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for residents at 16.4%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.8% and education and training at 11.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals and managers, who make up 40.5% and 17.6% of all jobs respectively. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 12.5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Ivanhoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011200/ivanhoe/topic/employment