40.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Smokeytown · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 40% of adults in Smokeytown are working or looking for work, which is far lower than the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is one of the lowest rates of workforce activity among similar areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 40% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 62.4% seen in Victoria and the 61.1% national figure.
40.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Manufacturing at 25%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 0%, ahead of Professionals (0%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Smokeytown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22296/smokeytown/topic/employment