5.9% ▼ -35.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eureka · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eureka
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 5.9% marks the local job market in Eureka, which is much higher than most similar areas. This stands out in a community where fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 62.4% seen across Victoria. Full-time employment is also low at 52.3%, falling well below the national figure of 58.9%.
57.8% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 52.3%
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 18.1%. Other common industries include retail trade, public administration and safety, and accommodation and food, each employing around 9% to 11% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal services at 19.5%, followed by professionals at 17.4% and technicians and trades at 15.7%.
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 Eureka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20891/eureka/topic/employment