5.4% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ironbark · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ironbark
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Ironbark compared to most similar areas. While 57.2% of adults are in the workforce, the unemployment rate of 5.4% is higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is quite low here at 55.0%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2% and the national figure of 58.9%. Overall, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is also well below state and national levels.
57.2% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance, where 19.6% of people work. Other common industries include education and training at 11.2%, and accommodation and food services at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.3%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.9%, and community and personal service workers at 13.5%.
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 Ironbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21241/ironbark/topic/employment