3.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Armstrong Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Armstrong Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 79% of adults in Armstrong Creek are working or looking for work, far exceeding the national figure of 61.1%. This high rate of activity defines the local workforce, where a typical resident is more likely to be employed than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the number of adults working or looking for work is very high, the unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is a little below the 5.1% national figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.6%, slightly lower than both Victoria and Australia.
79.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 77.5%
- 2021: 79.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.7%, followed by construction at 11.0% and retail trade at 10.5%. Education and training and hospitality also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.3%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 16.4% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.3%.
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 Armstrong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20068/armstrong-creek/topic/employment