1.9% ▼ -68.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sarsfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sarsfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Sarsfield than in most similar areas. Only 56.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are looking for work find it easily, with a very low unemployment rate of 1.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 49.8%, falling well below Victoria's 59.2%. This contributes to a total workforce that is well below both the state and national figures.
56.9% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.8% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 49.8%
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 14.5%, followed by retail trade and public administration and safety, which both sit at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most typical occupation at 19.7%, while managers make up 16.5% of the workforce. Technicians and trades people follow at 14.5%.
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 Sarsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22238/sarsfield/topic/employment