12.8% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Plumpton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Plumpton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Plumpton have shifted since 2011, with a now very high proportion of full-time workers. While 65.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, the area also faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 12.8%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most similar areas, sitting at 65.7%. However, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is 59.1%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%.
59.1% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.7% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with construction leading at 14.3%. Wholesale trade, transport and warehousing, and health care and social assistance each account for 11.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers in Plumpton are technicians or tradespeople at 45.7%. Clerical and administrative roles make up another 25.7%, while managers and professionals account for 14.3% and 11.4% respectively.
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 Plumpton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22085/plumpton/topic/employment