4.7% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Belgrave · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Belgrave
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in Belgrave, accounting for 30.5% of the local workforce. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, full-time employment is slightly lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 71.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is a little below the national rate at 56.3%, and the unemployment rate of 4.7% is higher than in most similar areas.
71.8% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for residents at 15.1%, followed closely by education and training at 14.1%. Construction, professional services, and retail also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of professionals, managers and technicians or tradespeople each make up 14.6% of the workforce. Community and personal service roles and clerical work are also common, each accounting for over 11% of jobs.
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 Belgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20188/belgrave/topic/employment