4.3% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Navigators · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Navigators
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working life in Navigators has seen a shift in patterns over the last decade. A high 64.2% of adults are now working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While more people are active in the workforce, full-time employment is less common here than in other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, full-time work is less common here, with 53.3% of people employed full-time, well below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
64.2% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 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 15.3%, followed by construction at 13.1%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also makes up a notable 8.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.0%. Other common roles include professionals at 16.8% and community and personal service workers at 16.1%.
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 Navigators [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21903/navigators/topic/employment