7.8% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alberton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Alberton
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 Alberton compared to the rest of the state. Only 47.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This employment gap is paired with a local unemployment rate of 7.8%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the Australian average, with only 51.3% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is much lower than most similar areas.
47.9% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.3% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 19.5%, followed by retail trade at 15.9% and health care and social assistance at 15.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.2%, while professionals, managers, and technicians and trades workers each account for about 14% to 15% of the 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 Alberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20019/alberton/topic/employment