8.6% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bakery Hill · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Bakery Hill compared to most areas, though this is paired with a much higher unemployment rate. While 68.2% of adults are in the labour force, the typical person is less likely to have a full-time role than those in the wider state.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.6%, which is well above both the Victorian figure of 5.0% and the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, sitting at 50.0%.
8.6% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.2% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 85% 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 20.2%, followed by accommodation and food services at 16.0%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%, while community and personal service workers account for 20.2% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bakery Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20104/bakery-hill/topic/employment