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Geelong · Sub-region (SA3)

Jobs & Industry in Geelong

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Healthcare and social assistance is the biggest employer in Geelong, with 17.5% of the workforce in this sector. The area's job market is generally stable, as the proportion of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Geelong, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Geelong sits — Unemployment rate

4.7% ▼ -18.6%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Geelong — lower than 51% of areas.

Geelong4.7%
Rest of Vic. 4.1%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Around 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate of 4.7% is about the same as the state and national figures. However, full-time employment has fallen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011 to 56.3%, which is a little below the Australian average.

Unemployment rate

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4.7% ▼ -18.6%

Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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61.6% ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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56.3% ▼ -5.6%

Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance leads the local economy at 17.5%, followed by construction at 11% and retail trade at 10.9%. Other common industries include education and training at 9.7% and accommodation and food services at 6.9%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.4%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.4%, community and personal service workers at 13.6%, and clerical or administrative staff at 11.3%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Geelong — Professionals leads at 23%, ahead of Technicians & trades (15%) and Community & personal service (14%).

Professionals 22.4% Technicians & trades 14.4% Community & personal service 13.6% Clerical & administrative 11.3% Managers 11.0% Labourers 10.1% Sales workers 9.0% Machinery operators & drivers 6.6%

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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20302/geelong/topic/employment