3.5% ▲ —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kilmore East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kilmore East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 54% of adults in Kilmore East have full-time jobs, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. While about 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, fewer people here hold full-time positions compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below both the Victorian and national figures. Around 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
61.2% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 54.0%
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 at 15.3%, followed by construction at 12.6% and manufacturing at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 20.5% of workers, with managers making up another 17.7% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Kilmore East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Kilmore East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21353/kilmore-east/topic/employment