0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barrys Reef · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barrys Reef
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the workforce in Barrys Reef, where more adults are working or looking for work than in most other similar areas. This small community sees a high proportion of residents in professional roles, though full-time employment is well below state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 66.7% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure of 61.1%—full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 50.0%. This is well below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
66.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here, accounting for 35.0% of jobs. Professional and technical services make up a quarter of the workforce, while accommodation, food, and healthcare each account for 15.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group at 55.0%, followed by managers and community and personal service workers, who each represent 15.0% 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 Barrys Reef [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20156/barrys-reef/topic/employment