3.1% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ross Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ross Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Ross Creek than in most similar areas. This strong engagement is reflected in a low 3.1% unemployment rate, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 71.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average. Full-time employment sits at 57.8%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
71.2% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 57.8%
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 19.8%, followed by construction at 13.7% and manufacturing at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%, while professionals account for 17.0% of the local 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 Ross Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22203/ross-creek/topic/employment