5.5% ▲ +144.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Orrvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Orrvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly higher proportion of full-time workers than the national average defines Orrvale. While most adults here work or look for work at a rate similar to the rest of Australia, the area sees more full-time employment and a higher unemployment rate than many similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 61%, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 59.2%. However, the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is higher than most similar areas.
60.6% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 17.5%, followed by construction at 13.6% and health care and social assistance at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 20.2%, with labourers making up 17.1% of the workforce and technicians and trades workers accounting for 14.9%.
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 Orrvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22017/orrvale/topic/employment