3.5% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Epsom · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Epsom
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 Epsom than in most similar areas. This strong engagement is seen in a workforce where 67.8% of adults are active, which is well above both the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with the 67.8% rate sitting well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment at 59.7% is about the same as the state average, while the 3.5% unemployment rate is a little below Victoria's 5.0%.
67.8% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 59.7%
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 19.7%, followed by manufacturing at 10.7% and construction at 9.5%. Retail trade and education also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.5% and labourers at 12.9%.
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 Epsom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20879/epsom/topic/employment