4.3% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Warburton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in East Warburton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A well below average share of adults are working or looking for work in East Warburton, where only 53.6% are in the labour force. This is much lower than the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also low, and the unemployment rate is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This is mirrored in full-time employment, which at 51.9% is much lower than in most other areas.
53.6% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for locals at 14.6%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.1%. Other main employers include education and training at 9.6% and manufacturing at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.7%. Professionals and managers also feature prominently, accounting for 14.6% and 13.4% of the local workforce 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 Warburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20833/east-warburton/topic/employment