4.2% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Flynn · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Flynn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 32% of workers in Flynn are managers, making it one of the most common roles in the area. This community has a very strong rate of full-time employment, with 66.3% of people in this category, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the Victorian average. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, slightly lower than the state and national figures.
62.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.8%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.3% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 27.2% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 12%, and manufacturing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high proportion of managers, technicians and tradespeople make up 21.7% of the local workforce. Professionals, clerical staff, and sales workers each account for 8.7% 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 Flynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20933/flynn/topic/employment