4.6% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Argyle · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Argyle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Argyle than in other areas, at just 37.7%. This makes the local workforce much smaller than the state and national figures. Most people here find employment in transport, warehousing, and manufacturing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 37.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also far below the national rate, with just 47.6% of the population in full-time roles. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
37.7% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Transport and warehousing is the most common industry for local workers at 18.3%. Manufacturing and retail trade both account for 13.4%, while public administration, safety, health care, and social assistance each employ 11.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and community and personal service workers are the most common roles, each making up 17.1% of the workforce. Technicians, trades, clerical staff, and machinery operators and drivers each account for 15.9% of occupations.
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 Argyle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20065/argyle/topic/employment