5.5% ▲ —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Serpentine · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Serpentine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has become less common in Serpentine, where the share of full-time employees is now 50%. This is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. While most adults are working or looking for work, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the state average. However, the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is higher than most other areas.
62.6% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly a third of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 10%, and construction at 9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30%. Professionals account for 15%, followed by labourers at 14% and community and personal service roles at 11%.
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 Serpentine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22261/serpentine/topic/employment