2.7% ▼ -68.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burrumbeet · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burrumbeet
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shifting employment landscape defines Burrumbeet, where only 49.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While fewer people are in the workforce, those who are employed face very little hardship, with an unemployment rate of just 2.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.1% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Victorian average of 62.4%. Full-time employment sits at 55.4%, well below the national figure of 58.9%.
49.1% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, led by education and training at 11.6% and arts and recreation at 9.8%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and manufacturing both account for 8.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 18.8%, followed closely by managers at 17.9%. Other common jobs include clerical and administrative work at 12.5% and technicians and trades at 11.6%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Burrumbeet
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Burrumbeet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20425/burrumbeet/topic/employment