4.6% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Keilor Lodge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Keilor Lodge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Keilor Lodge are working or looking for work than in most other areas. This local workforce is led by people in construction and health care, with a strong presence of professionals and managers in the community. This means a high proportion of the local population is engaged in the economy compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the 61.1% national figure. While unemployment is 4.6%, the rate of full-time employment is 57.6%, which is a little below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
66.9% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 13.1%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 11.5%, followed by education and training at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.5%, while managers and technicians or trades people each account for 13.0% 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 Keilor Lodge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21317/keilor-lodge/topic/employment