3.6% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stanhope · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stanhope
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Stanhope compared to the state and national figures. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national average at 3.6%, only 56.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment for 57.3% of the workforce is a little below the national figure. This is lower than most similar areas, reflecting a smaller proportion of adults active in the job market.
56.5% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, where 22.3% of workers are employed. Manufacturing (14.0%) and health care and social assistance (13.7%) are also major employers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%, followed closely by labourers at 21.0%. Technicians and trades account for 12.4% of the local workforce.
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 Stanhope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22350/stanhope/topic/employment