2.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Avalon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Avalon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than one in five workers in Avalon are technicians or tradespeople, the largest occupational group in the area. While the local unemployment rate of 2.6% is a little below the national figure, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 57.1% of adults working or looking for work is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, those who are employed have a low unemployment rate of 2.6%, which is lower than most similar areas.
57.1% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, with other services being the most common at 12.3%. Construction follows at 10.5%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing and retail trade both account for 8.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up 21.9% of the workforce, closely followed by managers at 21.1%. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a significant portion of the local workforce at 13.2%.
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 Avalon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20085/avalon/topic/employment