0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Longwood East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Longwood East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry in Longwood East, employing 36.4% of the workforce. While fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most areas, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 68.2%, while the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 0.0%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the Victorian average, at 54.9%.
54.9% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 36.4%, followed by construction at 16.7% and education and training at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.8%, while labourers account for 19.7% of the local occupations.
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 Longwood East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21541/longwood-east/topic/employment