3.1% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Longlea · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Longlea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Longlea are working or looking for work, with 66.6% of the adult population active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure, though a smaller share of the community holds full-time positions compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 66.6% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the Victorian average—full-time employment is much lower here than in most areas at 53.3%. The unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
66.6% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 53.3%
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 for local workers at 18.8%, followed by construction at 11.8% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.7%, with technicians and trades workers also common at 19.2%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Longlea
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Longlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21537/longlea/topic/employment