6.3% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Geelong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in North Geelong, where 16.4% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While many residents hold professional roles, the area faces challenges with a jobless rate that is much higher than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The unemployment rate of 6.3% is a little above the national figure and much higher than most other areas.
55.1% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the large health care sector, retail trade employs 11.8% of the workforce. Other common industries include construction at 9.6%, education and training at 8.1%, and manufacturing at 7.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.3%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff (12.9%), technicians and trades (12.8%), community and personal service workers (12.4%), and labourers (12.0%).
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 North Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21965/north-geelong/topic/employment