2.1% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Inverleigh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Inverleigh
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 Inverleigh compared to the rest of the country. This active workforce is supported by a very low unemployment rate of 2.1%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 70.3% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above the Victorian average, those who are employed are more likely to work part-time. Full-time employment at 56.1% is well below the state figure.
70.3% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 14.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.2%. Other key sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.1% and education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.6%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 17.7% and managers at 17.4%, while clerical staff and labourers each make up 11.0% 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 Inverleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21234/inverleigh/topic/employment