5.0% ▲ —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Smiths Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Smiths Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Smiths Beach, where 14.6% of employees work in this sector. While a similar number of adults are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, full-time employment is far below the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.2% of people have full-time jobs, which is far below the 59.2% seen across Victoria. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is higher than most similar areas.
60.5% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.2% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction leads the local workforce at 14.6%, followed by education and training at 12.7% and health care and social assistance at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 28% of residents are professionals, while 15.9% work as technicians or tradespeople and 14.6% are managers.
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 Smiths Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22294/smiths-beach/topic/employment