4.5% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fitzroy · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fitzroy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all working residents in Fitzroy are professionals, making it a hub for high-skilled employment. The area has a very strong workforce, with a much higher proportion of people working or looking for work than in most other Australian suburbs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The workforce is very active, as 69.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also common here at 66.1%, though the 4.5% unemployment rate is higher than in most similar areas.
69.2% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.1% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Most people work in professional and technical services (20.7%) or health care and social assistance (14.3%). Education and training also employ 8.9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles dominate the local job market at 47.7%, followed by managers at 17.6%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 9.1% of the working population.
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 Fitzroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20924/fitzroy/topic/employment