7.6% ▲ +164.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eldorado · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eldorado
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small proportion of adults in Eldorado are working or looking for work, though those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles. The area has seen a shift in its job market, with a notably high unemployment rate of 7.6% compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, full-time employment is common here at 63.1%, well above the national average of 58.9%.
52.0% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 19.1%. Manufacturing, public administration and safety, construction, and retail trade each employ around 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 21.7%. Professionals follow at 15.9%, while labourers account for 14.6% of occupations in the area.
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 Eldorado [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20852/eldorado/topic/employment