9.1% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eumemmerring · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eumemmerring
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Eumemmerring compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is much higher than the national figure, those who do have jobs are more likely to be employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Unemployment is a significant issue here, sitting at 9.1%, well above the 5.1% national average.
51.5% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 16%, followed by manufacturing at 13% and health care and social assistance at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 18.3% and labourers at 16.8%, with professionals making up 14.5% of roles.
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 Eumemmerring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20889/eumemmerring/topic/employment