6.8% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bellfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bellfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.8% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas in Bellfield. While the proportion of people working or looking for work is about the same as the national figure, more residents here are struggling to find jobs compared to the rest of Victoria.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the state and national figures. Among those employed, 59.9% work full-time.
61.8% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 59.9%
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 workers in Bellfield at 17.6%. Other common sectors include professional and technical services at 9.2% and retail trade at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.4%. This is followed by managers at 12.7% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.2%.
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 Bellfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20198/bellfield/topic/employment