3.3% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ivanhoe East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ivanhoe East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high percentage of adults in Ivanhoe East are working or looking for work, with 66.5% participating in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area shows a strong employment profile with a low unemployment rate of 3.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is a little below both the Victorian and Australian figures. Around 59% of the workforce is employed full-time, a rate that sits about the same as the rest of the country.
66.5% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 59.0%
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 here at 15.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 14.2%. Retail trade, education and training, and construction also employ significant numbers of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 37.9%, while managers make up another 22.4%. Together, these high-skill roles dominate the local workforce, with clerical, sales, and trade jobs making up the remainder.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Ivanhoe East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Ivanhoe East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21247/ivanhoe-east/topic/employment