3.9% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Olinda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Olinda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working patterns in Olinda have shifted over the last decade, with more adults now active in the workforce. This is a place where 63.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. While many residents are employed, a smaller share work full-time compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A little more than 63% of adults are working or looking for work, though the share of full-time employees is well below the Victorian average at 53.6%. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
63.8% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 53.6%
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 13.0%, followed by education and training at 11.2% and professional and technical services at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by professionals, who make up 26.2% of workers, while managers account for 19.6%. Technicians and tradespeople make up another 13.9% of the population.
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 Olinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22009/olinda/topic/employment