9.1% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Birrong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Birrong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for people working in Birrong. The area faces significant employment challenges, with a typical resident far less likely to be working or looking for work than those in the rest of the state. This is highlighted by an unemployment rate of 9.1%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Australian average of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 52.5%, while the 9.1% unemployment rate is much higher than in most other areas.
45.1% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 13.1%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.7%, manufacturing at 8.3%, and transport and warehousing at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24%, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 15.3%. Labourers account for 12% of jobs, while technicians and trades people make up 11.7%.
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 Birrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10378/birrong/topic/employment