0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pipers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Pipers Creek, where 18.8% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area has a very active workforce and an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below the Victorian and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 68.7% of adults are working or looking for work, well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is far below the state average at 48.5%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.5% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from construction, agriculture, forestry and fishing is the next biggest industry at 10.9%. Education and health care both employ 9.9% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.7%, followed by managers at 17.8% and technicians and trades at 11.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Pipers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22078/pipers-creek/topic/employment