1.8% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beverford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Beverford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer in Beverford, where 17.2% of the workforce is found in these sectors. The area has a very low unemployment rate of 1.8%, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for similar areas. Full-time employment is at 54.6%, well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
60.4% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond farming, the biggest industries for locals are health care and social assistance at 11%, followed by manufacturing, retail trade, and education, which each employ 9.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19%, followed by technicians and trades at 17.2%. Managers, professionals, and clerical staff also make up significant shares of the local 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 Beverford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20232/beverford/topic/employment