5.1% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jackass Flat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jackass Flat
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 Jackass Flat than in the rest of the country. This activity is reflected in the local workforce, where 60.7% of people are employed full-time, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 72.1% of adults working or looking for work is far above the Australian figure of 61.1%. This high level of activity sits alongside an unemployment rate of 5.1%, which is about the same as both Victoria and Australia.
72.1% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 22.2%, followed by manufacturing at 11.2% and construction at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%, with community and personal service workers following closely at 17.2%.
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 Jackass Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21250/jackass-flat/topic/employment