0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Simpsons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the local job market in Simpsons Creek, where more people are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is seen in a workforce where over half of the residents hold full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the Victorian (62.4%) and national (61.1%) figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.7%, slightly below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
66.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work is spread across several sectors, with transport and warehousing being the most common at 23.1%. Public administration, safety, arts and recreation each account for 19.2% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 30.8%. Professionals, sales workers and labourers each make up 15.4% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Simpsons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22284/simpsons-creek/topic/employment