4.7% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taylors Lakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Taylors Lakes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Taylors Lakes than in most similar areas. About 64.5% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While this participation is high, the proportion of people in full-time roles has fallen slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as both the state and national figures and has barely changed over the last decade. Full-time employment stands at 59.0%, roughly equal to the Victorian average.
64.5% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in the area work across a variety of sectors, with construction (11.1%) and retail trade (10.9%) as the most common industries. Health care and social assistance also employ a significant 10.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.9%, followed by clerical and administrative work at 16.6%. Technicians and trades people make up 13.4% of the local 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 Taylors Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011340/taylors-lakes/topic/employment