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Amherst · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Amherst

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer than half of adults in Amherst are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. Despite this low participation, the area has a standout unemployment rate of 0.0%.

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📍 Amherst, Suburb / Locality

Where Amherst sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Amherst — lower than 99% of areas.

Amherst0.0%
3371, VIC 4.2%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 41.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment is also far below the Victorian average at 41.7%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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41.4% —

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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41.7% —

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is split across several sectors, with retail trade being the most common at 16.7%. Agriculture, manufacturing, food services, and health care each account for 12.5% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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In Amherst, the largest group is Retail trade at 25%, followed by Agriculture, forestry & fishing (19%) and Manufacturing (19%).

Retail trade 16.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 12.5% Manufacturing 12.5% Accommodation & food 12.5% Health care & social assistance 12.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Clerical and administrative roles and labouring work are the most common occupations, each making up 20.8% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow at 16.7%.

Occupations people work in

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Amherst splits fairly evenly between Clerical & administrative (25%) and Labourers (25%), with Technicians & trades at 20%.

Clerical & administrative 20.8% Labourers 20.8% Technicians & trades 16.7% Sales workers 12.5% Machinery operators & drivers 12.5%

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 Amherst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20039/amherst/topic/employment