3.7% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Beaconsfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Beaconsfield than in most other areas. This active workforce sees 70.9% of adults engaged in the labour market, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The local job market remains steady with an unemployment rate of 3.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical resident is employed full-time at a rate of 59.8%, which is about the same as the Victorian average. This is a highly active community where 70.9% of adults work or look for work, far exceeding the state figure of 62.4%.
70.9% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 71.1%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer here at 14.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8%. Education and training (10.4%) and retail trade (9.4%) also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.1% and clerical and administrative staff at 15.5%.
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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20175/beaconsfield/topic/employment