58.6% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Slaty Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Slaty Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has become more common in Slaty Creek since 2011, with 61.9% of the workforce now in full-time roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. While many residents hold steady jobs, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is slightly lower than the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, those who are employed are more likely to be full-time compared to most other areas.
61.9% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry here, employing 28.6% of the workforce, followed by construction at 23.8% and education and training at 19.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most frequent occupations at 28.6%, while labourers make up 23.8% and managers account for 19.0% of the local workforce.
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 Slaty Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22292/slaty-creek/topic/employment