2.4% ▼ -40.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Somerville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Somerville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Somerville than in most other similar areas. This activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.4%, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 57.1%, which is a little below the state figure of 59.2%.
64.7% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by construction at 16.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.6% and retail trade at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.4%, while professionals account for 16.7% of the local jobs.
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 Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22305/somerville/topic/employment