4.0% ▼ -44.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Amphitheatre · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Amphitheatre
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Amphitheatre than in the past. Only 49.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. This shift is seen in the low number of full-time roles, with just 46.4% of the population employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, sitting at 49.8%. While full-time employment is far below the Victorian average, the unemployment rate of 4.0% is a little below the state and national figures.
49.8% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.4% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 26.8% of the workforce. Manufacturing follows at 15.5%, while health care and social assistance account for 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 37.1%. Other common roles include professionals at 15.5%, labourers at 14.4%, and machinery operators and drivers at 13.4%.
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 Amphitheatre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20041/amphitheatre/topic/employment