4.0% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alfredton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Alfredton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Alfredton than in most similar areas. A high 67.7% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This strong participation is paired with a steady unemployment rate of 4.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well above the state average. While 57.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is a little below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
67.7% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 57.2%
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, accounting for 21.7%. Retail trade follows at 10.9%, with education and training making up 10.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation here at 25.5%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 13.1% and community and personal service roles at 12.6%.
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 Alfredton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20023/alfredton/topic/employment