4.0% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Keilor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Keilor
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Keilor have been working or looking for work since 2011, with this figure falling to 59.4%. Despite this dip, the area maintains a stable job market where the unemployment rate has barely changed in a decade and stays at 4.0%. This is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is well below Victoria's 62.4%. Full-time employment has also fallen by 2.6 points since 2011 to reach 59.8%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
59.4% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 14.1%. This is followed by health care and social assistance at 10.4%, and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.5%. Other significant groups include clerical and administrative workers at 16.9% and managers at 16.2%.
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 Keilor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011228/keilor/topic/employment