5.3% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Portland · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Portland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Portland compared to most other areas, with only 52.0% in the labour force. This is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%, creating a local job market where many residents are not employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, sitting at 53.6%.
52.0% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.4%, followed by manufacturing at 14.3%. Other common industries include retail trade and education.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 15.1%. This is closely followed by community and personal service workers, technicians, trades, and labourers, who each make up over 14% of the workforce.
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 Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22110/portland/topic/employment