1.8% ▼ -67.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Smythesdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Smythesdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny unemployment rate of just 1.8% defines the job market in Smythesdale, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most of the workforce is employed full-time, contributing to a stable local economy where very few people are without work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. However, those who are employed are mostly in full-time roles, at 60.7%, which is higher than in most other areas.
60.1% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.0%, followed closely by construction at 14.3% and retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 23.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers, as well as clerical and administrative staff, both at 12.3%.
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 Smythesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22299/smythesdale/topic/employment