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Basalt · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Basalt

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Only 52.4% of adults in Basalt are working or looking for work, a figure far below the state and national averages. This suggests a local workforce that is much smaller than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Basalt, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 52.4%, which is much lower than most areas. This is 10 percentage points below the Victorian figure and well below the Australian average of 61.1%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Construction at 55%, ahead of Accommodation & food (45%).

Industries people work in

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Basalt splits fairly evenly between Construction (30%) and Accommodation & food (25%), with Education & training at 25%.

Construction 54.5% Accommodation & food 45.5% Education & training 45.5% Other services 36.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Technicians & trades at 73%, ahead of Community & personal service (36%).

Occupations people work in

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In Basalt, Technicians & trades is the majority at 67%; Community & personal service is next at 33%.

Technicians & trades 72.7% Community & personal service 36.4%

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 Basalt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20163/basalt/topic/employment