6.3% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eganstown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eganstown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in the workforce in Eganstown compared to most similar areas. Only 54.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This lower level of activity is paired with a higher unemployment rate of 6.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the Victorian average of 59.2%, with only 37.9% of residents working full-time. This is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas.
54.9% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
37.9% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are accommodation and food services at 14.9%, followed by construction and retail trade, both at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five workers is a manager, making up 19.5% of the local workforce. Professionals and technicians or trades also make up a large share, at 17.2% and 16.1% 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 Eganstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20849/eganstown/topic/employment