3.2% ▼ -54.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stanley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stanley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower rate of full-time work than most similar areas defines the workforce in Stanley. While 61% of adults are working or looking for work, only half of the population is employed full-time, which is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.2%, a little below both the state and national figures. Around 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national average.
61.0% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.7%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.6% and education and training at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 28.4%, with managers making up 20.5% of the workforce. Technicians, trades, and labourers each account for 11.1% of 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 Stanley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22351/stanley/topic/employment