4.9% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ormond · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Ormond than in most similar areas, with 71% participating in the workforce. This creates a strong employment profile for the suburb, where 60% of the population holds full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate is 4.9%, this is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
4.9% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
71.0% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry here, accounting for 14.2% of jobs. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 13.6% and education and training at 10.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common in Ormond, making up 35% of all occupations. Managers account for another 16.2%, while clerical and administrative workers make up 12.2% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Ormond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22016/ormond/topic/employment