2.1% ▼ -52.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eppalock · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eppalock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.1% defines the workforce in Eppalock. While most adults here are working or looking for work at a rate similar to the national figure, full-time employment is notably lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.6% of residents have full-time jobs, which is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. Despite this, the 2.1% unemployment rate is lower than most areas and a little below the national average.
61.3% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers at 17.9%, followed by education and training at 10.6%. Construction and retail trade both account for 10.0% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.6% and managers at 12.5%.
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 Eppalock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20877/eppalock/topic/employment