5.3% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Frankston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Frankston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Frankston, with 18.1% of the workforce in this sector. While more people are working or looking for work than in 2011, full-time employment has fallen over the last decade. The area now has an unemployment rate of 5.3%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has fallen 3.8 points since 2011 to 57.3%, a figure that sits a little below the national average.
59.4% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance leads the way at 18.1%, followed by construction at 12.4% and retail trade at 10.2%. Other common industries include education and training at 9.0% and manufacturing at 6.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.3%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.7%, community and personal service workers at 13.9%, and clerical and administrative roles at 11.8%.
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 Frankston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011371/frankston/topic/employment