4.4% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Airport West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Airport West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of full-time workers than the state average defines the workforce in Airport West. About 63.6% of the community holds a full-time job, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This strong employment level helps drive a high rate of adults who are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 64.2% of adults in the labour force. While the unemployment rate is 4.4%, this is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure.
64.2% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.6% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 12.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.2%. Education and training, retail trade, and public administration also employ significant shares of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 23.5%. Clerical and administrative work accounts for 16%, while managers and technicians and trades workers each make up 14.3% 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 Airport West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20015/airport-west/topic/employment