2.7% ▼ -56.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Baxter · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Baxter
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A lower unemployment rate of 2.7% marks Baxter as a place where more people find work compared to the state and national figures. This creates a strong local workforce, with 63.4% of adults working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 2.7%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. About 63.4% of adults are working or looking for work, while 58.8% are employed full-time, which is about the same as the national level.
63.4% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Baxter at 19.9%. Other major industries for the area include health care and social assistance at 14.0%, and retail trade at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.1%. This is followed by professionals at 14.2%, labourers at 12.6%, and community and personal service workers at 12.0%.
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 Baxter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20169/baxter/topic/employment