2.9% ▲ +99.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Everton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Everton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local economy has seen Everton's employment patterns evolve since 2011. While about 61% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is far less common here than in other parts of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is much less common here than in most areas, at 49.5%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 2.9%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
61.1% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.5% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 16.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.4%. Public administration and safety also employ a significant 11.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most frequent occupation at 29.9%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 17.5% of workers, while community and personal service roles account for 15.5%.
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 Everton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20896/everton/topic/employment