7.1% ▲ +196.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ceres · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ceres
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Ceres compared to the rest of the country. While 78.8% of adults are active in the labour force, full-time employment is well below both state and national figures. This creates a local job market where many are engaged, but few have full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 78.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 50.7%, and the unemployment rate of 7.1% is a little above the 5.1% seen across Australia.
78.8% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 78.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is mainly employed in education and training at 16.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.8%. Construction and retail trade each make up 9.9% of the area's industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 38%, while managers account for 19.7%. Sales workers represent 9.9% of the population, with community and personal service workers at 8.5%.
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 Ceres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20527/ceres/topic/employment