3.6% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eltham North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eltham North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Eltham North compared to most areas. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.6%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70% of adults are in the workforce, a figure well above the national mark of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 57.3%, which is a little below the state and national levels.
70.0% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.8%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 57.3%
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 at 14.1%, followed by education and training at 11.8% and construction at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 29.8%, while managers make up 17.9% of the workforce. Other significant groups include clerical and administrative staff at 13.9% and technicians and trades at 12.1%.
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 Eltham North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20866/eltham-north/topic/employment