8.9% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Bairnsdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in East Bairnsdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in East Bairnsdale are labourers, marking this as the most common occupation in the area. While health and manufacturing are key local employers, the area faces a tough job market with an unemployment rate of 8.9% that is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 45.7%. This is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%, and the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 8.9%.
45.7% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.5% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 47.5%
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%, followed by manufacturing at 13.9% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up 18.8% of the workforce, with community and personal service workers following at 14.1%. Technicians, trades, and sales workers each account for 13.0% of jobs.
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 East Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20827/east-bairnsdale/topic/employment