2.2% ▼ -52.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Avenel · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Avenel
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 2.2% shapes the working life of Avenel, where job seekers find work more easily than in most other similar areas. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is a little below the national figure, those who are employed mostly hold full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Victoria and Australia figures. Full-time employment sits at 58.8%, a rate that is about the same as both the state and the nation.
59.5% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.3%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.9%. Health care and social assistance also employ a significant 10.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.2%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 17.9%. Professionals and labourers each account for 14.2% of the local workforce.
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 Avenel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20086/avenel/topic/employment