7.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Staughton Vale · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Staughton Vale are working or looking for work, though a significant number face unemployment. While 70.3% of the adult population are in the labour force, the local unemployment rate of 7.8% is a little above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most similar areas. However, full-time employment is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%, with only 51.6% of the population working full-time.
7.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
70.3% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for locals at 17.2%, followed by manufacturing at 12.5% and construction at 10.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 21.9%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 20.3% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Staughton Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22352/staughton-vale/topic/employment