3.3% ▼ -69.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forrest · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forrest
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Forrest (Vic.) have shifted since 2011, with a notably low proportion of the population now in full-time work. Only 39% of residents are employed full-time, which is far below the national figure of 58.9%. This creates a workforce profile that differs sharply from the typical Victorian experience.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 62.4% seen across Victoria. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 3.3%, a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
54.5% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
39.0% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 21.2%, followed by manufacturing at 12.7%. Other significant sectors include accommodation and food, and professional and technical services, both at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.1%, with managers following at 22%. Labourers account for 15.3% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers represent 14.4%.
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 Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20939/forrest/topic/employment