7.9% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fawkner · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fawkner
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 7.9% marks the job market in Fawkner, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. This trend is seen alongside a lower proportion of full-time employment than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the 62.4% seen in Victoria. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, while the 7.9% unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
54.4% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 54.2%
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 12.7%, followed by retail trade at 10.1% and education and training at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.5%, with technicians and trades making up 13.4% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers account for 11.8% of 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 Fawkner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20909/fawkner/topic/employment