5.3% ▲ +143.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Verges Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Verges Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Verges Creek compared to the rest of the country. Only 53.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap defines the local employment landscape, where full-time roles are also less common than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below both the state and national figures. Only 55.2% of people have full-time jobs, and the unemployment rate of 5.3% is higher than in most similar areas.
53.2% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here, employing 14.4% of the workforce. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 12.8%, and public administration and safety at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Sales workers make up the largest group of workers at 16.0%. Managers, professionals, and community and personal service workers each account for 12.8% 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 Verges Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14090/verges-creek/topic/employment