2.2% ▼ -41.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fish Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fish Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in the workforce in Fish Creek compared to the rest of the state. Only 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While employment rates are lower, those seeking work find it relatively easy, as the unemployment rate is just 2.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas, with only 47.6% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
56.8% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.6% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here, accounting for 27.7% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follows at 10.8%, while retail trade makes up 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.2%, followed by professionals at 18.1%. Technicians and trades workers account for 11.6% of the local workforce.
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 Fish Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20921/fish-creek/topic/employment