5.0% ▲ +120.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sherbrooke · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sherbrooke
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles make up 32.1% of the workforce in Sherbrooke, the most common occupation for residents. While many hold high-level roles, the area has a lower rate of full-time employment than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 54.0%, and the 5.0% unemployment rate is higher than most similar areas.
58.6% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 54.0%
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 16.1%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.1% and education and training at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond a high number of professionals, managers make up 20.4% of the workforce. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 9.5% and sales workers at 8.8%.
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 Sherbrooke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22278/sherbrooke/topic/employment