6.2% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Altona Meadows · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Altona Meadows
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are in full-time work in Altona Meadows than in most similar areas, with 61.6% of residents employed full-time. However, this contrasts with a local unemployment rate of 6.2%, which is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 61.6% of people have full-time jobs, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is 59.4%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. The unemployment rate of 6.2% is a little above both the state and national figures.
59.4% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 11.0%, followed by construction at 10.4% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%, while clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 15.2%.
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 Altona Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20036/altona-meadows/topic/employment