4.4% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Knox · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Knox
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Knox are working or looking for work than in 2011, though the area still sees 64.6% of adults in the labour force. This is well above the national figure. While full-time employment has fallen 3.4 percentage points over the decade, the local unemployment rate has stayed steady at 4.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.3% of residents have full-time jobs, which is a little above the Victorian average. This high level of employment is reflected in the fact that the percentage of adults working or looking for work is higher than in most areas.
64.6% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and construction at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of the local workforce are professionals, making up 23.5% of all jobs. Clerical and administrative roles are also common, accounting for 14.5% 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 Knox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21101/knox/topic/employment