3.9% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Aspendale Gardens · Suburb / Locality
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 Gardens compared to the rest of the country. This active workforce sees 66.7% of adults engaged in the labour market, which is well above the national figure. Most people here hold full-time roles, with a typical unemployment rate of 3.9%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 66.7%, which is well above both Victoria and Australia. Full-time employment sits at 59.0%, about the same as the state and national figures.
3.9% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
66.7% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12.7%, followed closely by retail trade at 12.4%. Manufacturing, construction, and education also employ significant shares of the population.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 22.9%. Managers, clerical and administrative staff, and technicians and trades people also make up large portions of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Aspendale Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20080/aspendale-gardens/topic/employment