3.8% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Aspendale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Aspendale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Aspendale compared to the rest of the country. This activity is seen in a workforce where 59.3% of people are employed full-time, a figure nearly identical to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is 68.2%, which is well above both the Victorian (62.4%) and national (61.1%) figures. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 3.8%, a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
68.2% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 59.3%
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 workers at 12.5%, followed closely by education and training at 12.1%. Construction and professional services also make up a large part of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.3%, followed by managers at 17.5%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.3% and technicians and trades at 12.2%.
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 Aspendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20079/aspendale/topic/employment