3.8% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Patterson Lakes · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Patterson Lakes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Patterson Lakes than in most similar areas. Around 65.4% of adults are active in the labour market, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a strong working population within the local area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Full-time employment stands at 58.5%, about the same as the national average.
65.4% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction (12.7%) and health care and social assistance (12.4%) being the most common industries. Retail trade follows at 10.1%, with manufacturing at 9.5% and education and training at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 20.7% of jobs, followed by managers at 18.8%. Clerical and administrative positions account for 15.2%, while technicians and trades make up 14% and sales workers 9.6%.
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 Patterson Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22047/patterson-lakes/topic/employment