3.0% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Raymond Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Raymond Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 28.9% of adults are working or looking for work on Raymond Island, a figure far below the national average. This striking gap suggests a community where few people are engaged in the workforce compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very low at 41.6%, which is 18 points lower than the Victorian average. However, the unemployment rate is 3.0%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
28.9% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.6% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 19.9%, followed by construction at 16.8% and education at 16.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 20.5%, while community and personal service workers make up 19.9% 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 Raymond Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22145/raymond-island/topic/employment