10.7% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Albans - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in St Albans - North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
St Albans - North faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 10.7% that is well above the national figure. Fewer than half of the adults here are working or looking for work, making it a place where finding steady employment is a major local hurdle.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Victorian average. Full-time employment has fallen to 53.0% since 2011, while the unemployment rate remains very high at 10.7%.
48.8% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 11.0%, followed closely by manufacturing at 10.7% and transport and warehousing at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 18.2%, with technicians and trades workers making up 15.1% and machinery operators and drivers accounting for 14.3% of the workforce.
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 St Albans - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011334/st-albans-north/topic/employment