3.3% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Evelyn · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Evelyn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Evelyn, a figure well above both the Victorian and national averages. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.3%, which is a little below the figures for the state and the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 69.9% of adults are in the workforce, full-time employment sits at 56.6%, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. The local unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is a little below the national average of 5.1%.
69.9% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, accounting for 18.2% of jobs. This is followed by health care and social assistance at 12.8%, and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five residents works as a technician or tradesperson, the most common occupation at 20%. Professionals make up 18% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.1%.
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 Mount Evelyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21795/mount-evelyn/topic/employment