4.7% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ascot Vale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ascot Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
High employment rates define the daily life of Ascot Vale, where 68.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures. Many of these residents hold professional or managerial roles, contributing to a workforce that is more active than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of the community is in the workforce, with 62.6% employed full-time, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
68.7% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 14.0%. Professional and technical services follow at 13.2%, while education and training employ 10.2% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 36.5%, followed by managers at 18.0%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 12.2% of the local jobs, while 9.2% of people work in community and personal services.
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 Ascot Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20075/ascot-vale/topic/employment