3.5% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in East Geelong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in East Geelong than in most similar areas, with 67.4% of adults in the labour force. This high activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.5%, which is a little below the national figure. Health care and social assistance are the biggest employers in the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, sitting well above both Victoria and Australia. While 57.1% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 3.5% remains a little below the state and national figures.
67.4% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 21.3%. Construction, retail trade, and education and training each account for 8.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.2%. Managers and clerical or administrative workers follow closely, accounting for 12.7% and 12.6% of occupations respectively.
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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20829/east-geelong/topic/employment