2.0% ▼ -78.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fairhaven · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fairhaven
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 2.0% marks the current job market in Fairhaven, which is well below the national figure. While few people are out of work, the area has a smaller proportion of residents working or looking for work than the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, at 50.5%.
58.9% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are education and training at 11.0%, followed by construction at 10.5% and professional and technical services at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 30.5%, while managers make up 23.0% of the workforce. Technicians and tradespeople account for another 15.0% of the local jobs.
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 Fairhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20902/fairhaven/topic/employment