4.7% ▼ -36.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Linton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Linton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Linton, where 14.3% of people find employment. This area has a surprisingly low number of adults working or looking for work, at just 49%, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 57.6% of residents are employed full-time, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
49.0% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 14.3%, followed by construction at 10.6% and manufacturing at 8.6%. Retail trade and agriculture, forestry, and fishing also make up a part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.9%, followed closely by clerical and administrative staff at 15.1%. Technicians, trades, labourers, and managers also represent significant portions of the local 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 Linton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21514/linton/topic/employment