6.8% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Keilor Downs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Keilor Downs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.8% shapes the local job market in Keilor Downs. While over half the adults are working or looking for work, this is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is a little above the Victorian and Australian figures. Only 54.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most similar areas.
54.6% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 58.8%
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 11.6%, followed closely by retail trade at 11.0% and construction at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%, with clerical and administrative roles following at 16.6% and technicians and trades at 14.2%.
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 Keilor Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21315/keilor-downs/topic/employment