6.1% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ashwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher number of full-time workers than the state average defines the workforce in Ashwood. While 61.8% of residents have full-time jobs, the area faces a bit more struggle with job seeking, as the unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the Victorian figure. However, the 6.1% unemployment rate is a little above both the state and national figures.
62.2% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.3%. Education and training also employ a significant 10.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, accounting for 35.2% of jobs. Managers make up another 16.9%, while clerical and administrative positions account for 11.7% 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 Ashwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20078/ashwood/topic/employment