0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Simson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Simson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is among the highest for similar areas in Simson, where 82.8% of the workforce holds a full-time role. While this is far above the national figure, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, there is no unemployment here, a rate well below the 5.1% national average.
43.9% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
82.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 82.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common at 27.6%, followed by manufacturing and retail trade at 13.8% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 31.0%, while labourers account for 27.6% of jobs. Managers and sales workers follow at 20.7% and 13.8% respectively.
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 Simson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22285/simson/topic/employment