4.4% ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Virginia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Virginia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry for workers in Virginia, where 16.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a strong employment profile, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 68.1%, though this has fallen slightly by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
68.2% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.1% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the public sector, construction is a major employer at 14.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 8.2% and retail trade at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.7%, with clerical and administrative roles following at 15.2%. Managers and professionals each account for 14.8% of occupations.
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 Virginia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701031034/virginia/topic/employment