20.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Staffordshire Reef · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Staffordshire Reef
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns have shifted significantly in Staffordshire Reef, where the unemployment rate is now among the highest for similar areas. Only 47.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Victorian average of 62.4%. This suggests a community where a small proportion of the adult population is engaged in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 20.8%, which is far above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, with 53.8% of the workforce in full-time roles compared to 59.2% across Victoria.
47.1% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
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 workers here at 26.9%. This is followed by education and training at 19.2%, and both wholesale trade and public administration at 15.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and machinery operators and drivers are equally common occupations at 15.4% each. Technicians and trades make up 11.5% of the workforce, while there are no managers or community service workers.
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 Staffordshire Reef [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22348/staffordshire-reef/topic/employment