3.9% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barkers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barkers Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of full-time roles shape daily working life in Barkers Creek, where only 43.7% of people are employed full-time. This is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2% and suggests a workforce with many part-time or casual arrangements.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the state figure. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 3.9%, a little below both the state and national figures.
58.3% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.7% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.4%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 19.4%, followed by education and training at 13.1%. Manufacturing and construction each make up 8.1% of the local industry.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 32.9%, while technicians and trades make up 14.0% of the workforce. Managers account for 13.5%, with community and personal service workers at 11.7%.
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 Barkers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20141/barkers-creek/topic/employment