4.4% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bayswater · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bayswater
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is more common in Bayswater than in most similar areas, with 60.9% of the workforce in these roles. The area maintains a steady employment profile, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the Victorian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A little more than 60% of workers have full-time jobs, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national rates.
63.0% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.4%. Other common industries include construction at 10.3%, manufacturing at 9.6%, and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.0%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.3% of the 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 Bayswater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20173/bayswater/topic/employment