3.1% ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Avonsleigh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Avonsleigh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults in Avonsleigh are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. This workforce is mostly employed in full-time roles, with 61.5% of the population in these positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.1%, a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
66.1% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 15.5%, followed by education and training at 13.1% and health care and social assistance at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.4%, while technicians and trades workers account for 19.6% 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 Avonsleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20091/avonsleigh/topic/employment