2.5% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Silvan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Silvan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Workforce participation has grown steadily in Silvan, with 66.9% of adults now working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, and the local unemployment rate of 2.5% is a little below both the state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people are active in the workforce here than in most similar areas. While 66.9% are working or looking for work, full-time employment sits at 57.6%, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
66.9% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is split almost evenly between two main sectors, with 15.2% of people working in construction and 15.1% in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Health care and social assistance follow at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 20.5% and managers at 20.3%. Professionals make up 15.8% of the population, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.0%.
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 Silvan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22281/silvan/topic/employment