6.5% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Epping · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Epping
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are out of work in Epping than in most similar areas. While typical employment patterns match the state and national figures, the unemployment rate is much higher than in other comparable places. This suggests a local job market that is struggling more than its neighbours.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Victorian figure. However, the unemployment rate is 6.5%, a little above both the state and national figures.
60.7% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Epping at 15.0%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.9% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 16.4% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 14.7%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.7% of jobs.
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 Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20878/epping/topic/employment