4.2% ▲ —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eskdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eskdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Around the middle for its level, Eskdale has a workforce that is less active than the state and national figures. While unemployment is about the same as the rest of the country, only 58% of adults are working or looking for work. This reflects a community where a smaller proportion of the population is engaged in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure, with only 53.2% of people in these roles. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits 5.7 percentage points below the Australian average.
58.0% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
One in three workers in Eskdale is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 9.9%, while manufacturing and construction both account for 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.2% and labourers at 12.6%.
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 Eskdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20883/eskdale/topic/employment