2.4% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eden Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eden Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Eden Park have evolved over the last decade to create a workforce with a very low unemployment rate of 2.4%. While more people are working or looking for work than in the national average, full-time roles are less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. However, full-time employment is well below the Victorian average at 55.4%, even though the unemployment rate is a little below both state and national levels.
63.1% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the dominant industry for local workers at 22.3%. Other common fields include health care and social assistance at 11.1%, and manufacturing at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.8%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 15.2%, while managers and professionals both account for 14.9% of the 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 Eden Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20843/eden-park/topic/employment