3.1% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Montrose · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Montrose
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Montrose than in most similar areas. This active workforce is reflected in a 64.5% participation rate, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. About 58% of the workforce is employed full-time, a result that sits around the middle for similar areas.
64.5% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 17.3%. Other major sectors include health care and social assistance at 13.3% and manufacturing at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 20%, followed closely by professionals at 19.7%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.8% 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 Montrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21736/montrose/topic/employment