4.2% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Essendon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Essendon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles are the most common job for the 32.8% of workers in Essendon. This is a highly active workforce where 69% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. The local job market is strong, with full-time employment levels sitting slightly higher than both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, at 69%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 61.6%, while the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the rest of the country.
69.0% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest industry for local workers at 13.2%. Other major sectors include professional and technical services at 11.2% and education and training at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a third of the workforce are professionals, with managers making up another 17% of roles. Clerical and administrative positions are also common, accounting for 14.8% of occupations.
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 Essendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20885/essendon/topic/employment