3.7% ▼ -37.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greendale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Greendale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Greendale, where 17.7% of people are employed in this sector. The area has a strong employment drive, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 66.4% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, a little below both the state and national figures.
66.4% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the large presence of construction, other common employers include health care and social assistance at 10.7%, and public administration and safety at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 17.4%, followed by professionals at 14.8% and labourers at 14.5%.
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 Greendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21101/greendale/topic/employment