0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Edi Upper · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Edi Upper
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for people in Edi Upper, where 27.1% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area has a very strong attachment to the workforce, with 68.6% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above national and state figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
An impressive 68.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the rest of Victoria. This high engagement is paired with a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
68.6% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction leads the way at 27.1%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 18.6%. Other common industries include transport and warehousing at 15.3% and retail trade at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are managers, making it the most common occupation at 25.4%. Technicians, trades and labourers each account for 16.9% 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 Edi Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20847/edi-upper/topic/employment