4.2% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sassafras · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sassafras
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of full-time workers than the state average defines the workforce in Sassafras. While 66.8% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure—far fewer hold full-time roles compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the national and state figures. However, only 52.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
66.8% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance at 12.1%, and education and training at 10.9%. Professional and technical services account for 10.7% of jobs, while construction and food and accommodation both sit at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.8%, followed by managers at 19.4%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 12.2% and clerical and administrative staff at 11.7%.
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 Sassafras [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22239/sassafras/topic/employment