4.9% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Creswick · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Creswick
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few people are in the workforce in Creswick compared to other areas, with only 48.3% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. The local job market is led by the health care and social assistance sector.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, sitting at 51.4%, while the unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
48.3% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.6%. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.1% and construction at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees at 19.6%. Professionals follow at 16.3%, while labourers account for 13.7% 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 Creswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20672/creswick/topic/employment