9.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lavers Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lavers Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Lavers Hill than in most similar areas, though full-time employment is far below the national figure. This creates a complex local job market where a high proportion of the population is active, yet many struggle to find steady work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 68.4% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 9.6%, which is well above the 5.1% national figure. This is reflected in full-time employment, which at 44.2% is far below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
68.4% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.2% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 25.0%. Other significant employers include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.5%, and public administration and safety at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers and professionals, who make up 30.8% and 23.1% of occupations respectively. Technicians and trades workers account for 9.6%, while community service workers and labourers each make up 7.7%.
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 Lavers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21475/lavers-hill/topic/employment