4.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Baromi · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Baromi, where 21% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a high proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas. This employment activity is balanced by a modest unemployment rate of 4.5%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment sits at 56.5%, slightly below the national figure of 58.9%.
4.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
63.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the workforce is split evenly between manufacturing, retail trade, and education and training, each employing 9.7% of workers. Public administration and safety follows at 8.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 16.1%, while community and personal service workers and labourers each account for 14.5% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Baromi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20148/baromi/topic/employment