6.9% ▼ -34.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Albion · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Albion
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher unemployment than most similar areas marks the job market in Albion. Only 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This suggests a local workforce facing more challenges than other parts of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.9%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 54.9%, sitting well below both the state and national averages.
58.8% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12.7%, followed by retail trade at 9.4% and transport and warehousing at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%. Technicians and trades follow at 13.8%, while labourers account for 13.2% 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 Albion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20021/albion/topic/employment