5.5% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Frankston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Frankston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas marks the job market in Frankston, where 5.5% of the workforce is without a job. While many residents find work in health care and construction, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 62.4% figure for Victoria. Full-time employment sits at 57.9%, a little below the state average of 59.2%.
58.7% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 57.9%
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 17.3%, followed by construction at 12.7% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers is a professional, while 16.4% are technicians or tradespeople. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.9% and clerical staff at 11.9%.
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 Frankston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20947/frankston/topic/employment