6.3% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Enfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Enfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas defines the job market in Enfield (Vic.). While more adults are working or looking for work than in other similar places, the local unemployment rate of 6.3% is a little above the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is low at 54.7%, which is well below both Victoria and Australia.
65.1% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.2%, followed by construction at 12.8% and education and training at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 17.5%, while professionals and community and personal service workers each make up 14.6% 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 Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20872/enfield/topic/employment