0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barongarook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barongarook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Barongarook compared to the state and national figures. While 65.8% of adults are active in the labour force, the area is notable for having an unemployment rate of 0.0%. This suggests a very high level of job security for those employed in the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 56.6%, which is a little below the Victoria figure of 59.2%. However, the area's unemployment rate is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
65.8% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Barongarook is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 13.9%. Manufacturing and construction both account for 13.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 16.4%, followed by professionals at 14.8%. Technicians, trades, and machinery operators each make up 14.3% 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 Barongarook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20149/barongarook/topic/employment