6.6% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Footscray · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Footscray
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Footscray than in most similar areas. While the typical person here is employed, the area has an unemployment rate of 6.6%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well above the national average and rose 11 points since 2011. Full-time employment is slightly above the national figure at 60%, though this has fallen 1.4 points over the last decade.
68.7% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 60.0%
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 12.8%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.6%. Education, accommodation, and retail also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A third of workers in Footscray are professionals, which is the most common occupation. Other typical roles include clerical and administrative work at 12.6%, and managers at 12.4%.
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 Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031348/footscray/topic/employment