7.8% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Berringa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Berringa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Berringa compared to the rest of the country. Only 45.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is matched by a high unemployment rate of 7.8%, which is a little above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is low at 44.6%, sitting far below both Victoria and Australia. This helps explain why the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most similar areas.
45.8% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.6% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 17.6%, followed by retail trade at 14.9% and manufacturing at 13.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%. Other common roles include professionals at 16.2% and community and personal service workers at 14.9%.
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 Berringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20219/berringa/topic/employment