3.9% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Geelong West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Geelong West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Geelong West compared to the rest of the state. Around 69.2% of adults are active in the labour force, and the area maintains a steady employment profile with a typical full-time rate of 59.2%. This reflects a strongly engaged local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 69.2% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the 62.4% seen across Victoria—the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national figures at 3.9%.
69.2% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17%, followed by education and training at 11.4% and construction at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.1%, while managers account for 15.2% and technicians and tradespeople make up 12.4% of the 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 Geelong West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20974/geelong-west/topic/employment