4.4% ▲ +54.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Officer · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Officer
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 75% of adults in Officer are working or looking for work, a figure far above both the Victorian and national averages. This high level of activity is driven by a workforce where full-time employment is much more common than in most other areas. It is a productive hub where professional and trade roles dominate the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 74.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 64.1%, while the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
74.8% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 75.6%
- 2021: 74.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.1% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.6%, followed by construction at 10.9% and retail trade at 10.5%. Manufacturing and education also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.6%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.7% and clerical or administrative work at 14.3%.
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 Officer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22006/officer/topic/employment