4.1% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Geelong · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Geelong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people hold full-time jobs in Geelong than in most similar areas. While the local unemployment rate is much lower than in most other areas, the proportion of full-time workers has fallen since 2011. This suggests a workforce that is active but increasingly shifting toward part-time or casual roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a small increase since 2011. However, full-time employment is well below the state and national figures at 55.4%, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.1%.
61.2% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.8%, followed by construction at 11.5% and retail trade at 10.3%. Other common industries include education and training and accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.0%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 14.6%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 13.2% of the local workforce.
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/sa4/203/geelong/topic/employment