2.6% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cape Schanck · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cape Schanck
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for people working in Cape Schanck, where 19.3% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than the state or national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While full-time employment is also well below the national average at 54.5%, the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 2.6%.
54.7% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the leading industry at 19.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.9%. Retail trade and health care both account for 8.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%, with managers following closely at 22.3%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 15.9% of occupations.
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 Cape Schanck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20474/cape-schanck/topic/employment