6.2% ▼ -49.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Breakwater · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Breakwater
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 Breakwater than in most similar areas. The unemployment rate is 6.2%, which is a little above both the state and national figures. Only 53.0% of adults are in the labour force, well below the 62.4% seen across Victoria.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 53.3%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. This reflects a broader trend in the area, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
53.0% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 53.3%
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 here at 19.3%, followed by construction at 12.9% and retail trade at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 16.7% of the workforce, while technicians and trades follow closely at 16.4%. Labourers account for 13.1%, while professionals and clerical staff each make up 11.8%.
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 Breakwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20326/breakwater/topic/employment